Telegram Scams

My success as a trader has inspired scammers to imitate me. They establish Telegram channels with my name (Tom Hougaard or TraderTom), and they use my photos to create an authentic-looking channel.

The difference between me and the scammers is that I am not managing money. I am not asking people for money. I am not managing accounts. It is very important you understand that. I do not offer “follow me” accounts or “copycat” accounts.

The scammers will use my name and my image to portray themselves as me, and they will offer you investment schemes. These investment schemes will take various forms, but they always have one common denominator. They want you to send them money. Do not do it. If you are in doubt, send me an email on hello@tradertom.com.

If you want to see how the scammers are trying to outsmart me and you, then read the information below.

See examples below

Example of a fake Telegram channel:

Example of the illegal use of my image:

Real Account Name

My telegram handle is @Tomhougaard. This is what it looks like:

If you are in ANY doubt, please email me on hello@tradertom.com and I can send
you the signup link to my private trading channel.

Whatever you do, REMEMBER THIS:

I do not charge for my service
I do not invest money
I do not promise you to turn 100 into 1000 in 24 hours

Fake Name Examples

Scammers have set up names closely resembling mine,
such as:

@tomhougaard_fx
@tomhougaardstudied

Here are examples of some of the channels that are fake that use my image. Do not be fooled by how many members they show to have. These days you can buy members to make your channel look more legit.

How you get hold of the real
Tom Hougaard

When you conduct this search, please make sure you type just

@tomhougaard

When you do this, you will no doubt also see the search function
suggest some of the scammers.

Conversation between scammer and a victim:

Examples of Fake TraderTom
Telegram trading channels

Do not be fooled by how many members they show to have.
These days you can buy members to make your channel look more legit.

This individual has created many
fake TraderTom profiles:

I found that one of the more prolific scammers is a individual using the handle
“@DM…..” be mindful of that!!!

The use of my photo – promising big returns – a scam!

What usually gives the game away is if a channel has a lot of members, like this one which has 60k. However, notice the “count”, which is how many people have read the message, is just 6 people. Then you know it is a fake channel.