Entry points and identity checks
The site you open, the app you download and the person messaging you each need a separate identity check. These files cover verifying an entry point, checking a sign-up flow, recognising impersonation and comparing a request with a platform’s stated role.
Files in this group
| Title and the question it covers |
|---|
| Confirming the App and Site You Opened Are Real Read a domain right to left. Check the store developer, not the icon. And know what the padlock proves: encryption, not identity. That last one catches most. |
| Binance Sign-Up: Verifying You're on the Real Thing Sign-up guides that start at the first input box assume you already reached the real site. This one verifies the entry point and every step after it. |
| How Fake Support Finds You Four routes fake support arrives by, including the one nobody notices: you asked publicly, the reply came privately. Plus the limits real support never crosses. |
| A Friend's Account Was Taken Over and Wants Money Compromised account or lookalike — different checks. Only one verification works: a separate channel, dialled by you. Includes a line you can copy. |
| Six Things a Legitimate Platform Never Does Scam scripts change constantly; platform behaviour barely does. Six boundaries worth memorising, each with what to do when one is crossed, plus a quick table. |