# Group chat scam: fake draws, fake fees and fake admins · Bipe In the school, building or church group, someone posts a fee, a draw or a link. Coming from inside the group, it looks trustworthy. Check with the people who run the group. **The group chat scam: a fake fee, a fake draw and a code to "become admin"** Also called: fake prize draw, fake group admin. ## How it works 1. The scammer joins the group, or uses the account of someone already in it. 2. They post a trip fee, a raffle, a prize draw or a promo link. 3. They ask for a Pix, or for the code you are about to get to "confirm your entry". ## How to spot it - The person charging is not the one who usually runs the group. - The Pix key belongs to a person, not the school or the building. - They ask for a code to enter the draw or to become admin. ## What to do - Check with the people who run the group another way before you pay. - Do not pass on any code. - Tell the group and the people who run it. ## How Bipe helps Each item shows where it stands on iPhone and Android. - [Verified-only groups](https://bipe.chat/en/features/verified-only-groups/) (iPhone: Coming soon; Android: Coming soon): A group can admit only people with a verified seal. Someone without a seal who asks to join gets a notice and stays out. - [Communities](https://bipe.chat/en/features/communities/) (iPhone: Coming soon; Android: Coming soon): Many groups under one name, with a notices room where only the organisers post. Each person joins only the groups they want. - [Scam warnings](https://bipe.chat/en/features/scam-warnings/) (iPhone: In the test app; Android: In development): A warning shows under a message that looks like a scam, such as a rushed Pix, a new number or a boleto. It is on by default, with nothing to set up. **What Bipe does not solve here:** An open group stays open. Bipe warns on the message, and a community lets only its admins post announcements. Bipe only protects the chats that happen in Bipe. If someone in the family still uses another app, a scammer can write to them there. ## Who describes this scam - [O golpe tá aí. Cai quem não se informa. Cartilha de prevenção contra golpes](https://pc.sc.gov.br/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cartilha-Prevencao-Golpes-1.pdf) (Polícia Civil de Santa Catarina) - [Golpe do Whatsapp](https://portal.febraban.org.br/DetalheAntifraude/7/pt-br/) (Febraban) ## Other common scams - [Fake relative](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/fake-relative-scam/) - [Taken number or account](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/cloned-number-scam/) - [Fake bank call centre](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/fake-bank-call-scam/) - [Pix and fake boleto](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/pix-scam/) - [Fake shop](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/fake-shop-scam/) - [Threats with your data](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/threat-scam/) - [Fake acquaintance](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/fake-acquaintance-scam/) - ["I sent you a code by mistake"](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/code-by-mistake-scam/) - [Romance scam](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/romance-scam/) - [Fake lawyer](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/fake-lawyer-scam/) - [Fake government body](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/fake-government-scam/) - [Fake delivery fee](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/fake-delivery-fee-scam/) - [Fake job and task scam](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/task-job-scam/) - [Fake support](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/fake-support-scam/) - [Fake second-hand sale](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/fake-seller-scam/) - [Fake buyer and fake receipt](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/fake-receipt-scam/) - [Fake rental](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/fake-rental-scam/) - [Wrong Pix](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/wrong-pix-scam/) - [Fake boleto](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/fake-boleto-scam/) - [Fake loan](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/fake-loan-scam/) - [Fake investment](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/fake-investment-scam/) - [Betting and "tigrinho"](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/betting-scam/) - [Fake link](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/fake-link-scam/) - [Phantom hand and fake app](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/remote-access-scam/) - [SIM swap](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/sim-swap-scam/) - [Fake kidnapping](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/fake-kidnapping-scam/) - [Sextortion](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/sextortion-scam/) - [Fake fundraiser](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/fake-charity-scam/) - [Scams in Brazil in numbers](https://bipe.chat/en/scams-in-brazil/) ## Where these numbers come from Researched on 13 October 2026. We only use numbers that have a source. Surveys by a company or a private association are marked as such. - [Golpe do Whatsapp](https://portal.febraban.org.br/DetalheAntifraude/7/pt-br/) (Febraban, 2025-01-21) - [O golpe tá aí. Cai quem não se informa. Cartilha de prevenção contra golpes](https://pc.sc.gov.br/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cartilha-Prevencao-Golpes-1.pdf) (Polícia Civil de Santa Catarina, 2024-01) ## Download - Install on iPhone: https://testflight.apple.com/join/k3ycEfzk (Test version, through Apple TestFlight.) - Download for Android: https://bipe.chat/baixar/android/bipe.apk (Test version. Download the file and open it on your phone. Android asks you to allow the install. Notifications do not work yet.) An experiment by Envisioning: https://envisioning.com ## Source code - iPhone app: https://github.com/bipe-chat/bipe-ios - Android app: https://github.com/bipe-chat/bipe-android - App rules and text: https://github.com/bipe-chat/bipe-shared - Invites and @ directory: https://github.com/bipe-chat/bipe-api - This site: https://github.com/bipe-chat/bipe-web - Colours and styles: https://github.com/bipe-chat/compound-design-tokens - On-device scam model: https://github.com/bipe-chat/bipe-ml - Business bridge and inbox: https://github.com/bipe-chat/bipe-business