There are several popular channels that are being spoofed through direct messaging. The direct messages do not show the user name when you look at the profile, they only show the display name. This is happening more frequently. Very popular accounts with 1 million followers or hundreds of thousands of followers are having people report that they are receiving direct messages from them when the person running the account did not send a direct message.
Many times these fake direct messages ask the question “how long have you been following my channel?”
People can be very easily scammed if they can’t confirm who is actually sending them a message.
This is important and can’t start soon enough for me!
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Julie S
I completely back this request. I was contacted by someone that I follow (supposedly) and I tried to see if it was real but couldn't tell. They really shouldn't even be able to use the same display name! Thanks for your consideration of this feature request.
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Wilson Rodriguez
Add info to dm suggestion to minimize spoofing
TracyB 🌻
This feature will protect your users from communicating with someone who is fake. Help us protect ourselves by displaying this information on DMs.
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Deleted Account
Please show user name on DM to help minimize spoofing..
Samuel Thrapp
Agreed.
Call4 Peace
This has happened to me. I thought I was talking to the telegram channel owner but I wasn’t. Please fix this problem.
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Tony
This only makes sense. If the actual user is is shown on the DM, you will stop the vast majority of spoofed messages. Make this happen!
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Jo
Go do it Telegram!
Patriot P
Wholeheartedly agree with this request! I have received at least 5 DMs from accounts I follow that were fake. Please make impersonates hard to do!
Fasterpill
This issue is really hurting Telegram's reputation. It should be high priority. Someone pretending to be Seth Keshel dmed me this week.
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