{"id":371944,"date":"2026-09-04T07:19:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xplora.bg\/uncategorized\/important-scammers-are-impersonating-xplora-bg\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T08:54:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T08:54:35","slug":"important-scammers-are-impersonating-xplora-bg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xplora.bg\/en\/news\/important-scammers-are-impersonating-xplora-bg\/","title":{"rendered":"Important: Scammers are impersonating Xplora BG"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\/* ===== XPLORA SCAM-WARNING BLOCK \u2014 Divi-hardened (scope .xsw \/ xs-* classes) ===== *\/.xsw{--fs: clamp(15px, 2.0vw, 22px);--green:#8ec63f; --magenta:#ed008c; --blue:#0065b3;--bg:#e1e1e1; --card:#ffffff; --dark:#333333; --body:#5b5b5b; --strong:#1a1a1a;--rad: clamp(14px, 1.6vw, 24px);--pad: clamp(20px, 2.9vw, 42px);--sec: clamp(42px, 5.2vw, 76px);font-family: inherit !important;font-weight: 400 !important;font-size: var(--fs) !important;line-height: 1.42 !important;color: var(--body) !important;max-width: 1080px; 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}.xsw .xs-green .xs-wm{ width:84px !important; }}<\/style>\n<div class=\"xsw\" lang=\"bg\">\n<section class=\"xs-sec xs-first\">\n<p>If you have landed on this page because someone contacted you on behalf of Xplora BG, offered you remote work, asked you to register on a platform or to transfer money \u2013 <b>stop before you take the next step.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The name and reputation of Xplora BG are being used without our permission by third parties in scam schemes.<br \/>Websites and online platforms have been created that use the name <b>Xplora \/ Xplora BG, but they have no connection whatsoever with our company.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"xs-sec\">\n<div class=\"xs-card\">\n<p class=\"xs-h3\">Among the domains where we have identified such abuse are:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"xs-domains\">\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M12 3.4 21.5 20H2.5L12 3.4Z\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M12 9.5v4.7\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"16.7\" r=\"1.02\" fill=\"#ed008c\"\/><\/svg><\/span>xplorahex.com<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M12 3.4 21.5 20H2.5L12 3.4Z\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M12 9.5v4.7\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"16.7\" r=\"1.02\" fill=\"#ed008c\"\/><\/svg><\/span>xplorapdo.com<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M12 3.4 21.5 20H2.5L12 3.4Z\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M12 9.5v4.7\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"16.7\" r=\"1.02\" fill=\"#ed008c\"\/><\/svg><\/span>xplorappc.link<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M12 3.4 21.5 20H2.5L12 3.4Z\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M12 9.5v4.7\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"16.7\" r=\"1.02\" fill=\"#ed008c\"\/><\/svg><\/span>xplorappc.com<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M12 3.4 21.5 20H2.5L12 3.4Z\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M12 9.5v4.7\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"16.7\" r=\"1.02\" fill=\"#ed008c\"\/><\/svg><\/span>xplorappc.info<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M12 3.4 21.5 20H2.5L12 3.4Z\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M12 9.5v4.7\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"16.7\" r=\"1.02\" fill=\"#ed008c\"\/><\/svg><\/span>xplorapdo.info<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M12 3.4 21.5 20H2.5L12 3.4Z\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M12 9.5v4.7\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"16.7\" r=\"1.02\" fill=\"#ed008c\"\/><\/svg><\/span>xplorapdo.link<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"xs-note\">This list may not be complete. Scam schemes often change their domains or create new versions of sites they have already used.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"xs-sec\">\n<div class=\"xs-box xs-pink\">\n<p class=\"xs-bh\">THE MOST IMPORTANT THING:<\/p>\n<p class=\"xs-bl\">These websites are NOT owned by Xplora BG.<br \/>Xplora BG does NOT operate them.<br \/>They are NOT our partners, divisions or international offices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xs-bl xs-reg\">If anyone tells you otherwise \u2013 the information is false.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xs-wm\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M12 3.4 21.5 20H2.5L12 3.4Z\" stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-width=\"1.35\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M12 9.5v4.7\" stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-width=\"1.35\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"16.7\" r=\"1\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"xs-sec\">\n<p class=\"xs-h2\">What will Xplora never ask you for?<\/p>\n<p class=\"xs-lead\">Let us make the check as easy as possible.<br \/>Xplora BG <b>will not offer you a job on the condition that you first deposit your own money.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"xs-strong\">We will never ask you:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"xs-xlist\">\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9.1\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\"\/><path d=\"M8.9 8.9l6.2 6.2M15.1 8.9l-6.2 6.2\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>to deposit money in order to start work;<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9.1\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\"\/><path d=\"M8.9 8.9l6.2 6.2M15.1 8.9l-6.2 6.2\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>to buy or send cryptocurrency;<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9.1\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\"\/><path d=\"M8.9 8.9l6.2 6.2M15.1 8.9l-6.2 6.2\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>to top up a balance in an \u201cXplora platform\u201d;<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9.1\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\"\/><path d=\"M8.9 8.9l6.2 6.2M15.1 8.9l-6.2 6.2\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>to pay in order to unlock a task;<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9.1\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\"\/><path d=\"M8.9 8.9l6.2 6.2M15.1 8.9l-6.2 6.2\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>to cover a \u201cnegative balance\u201d;<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9.1\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\"\/><path d=\"M8.9 8.9l6.2 6.2M15.1 8.9l-6.2 6.2\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>to pay a \u201cverification fee\u201d, \u201ctax\u201d, \u201csecurity deposit\u201d or any other charge in order to receive the money you have earned;<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9.1\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\"\/><path d=\"M8.9 8.9l6.2 6.2M15.1 8.9l-6.2 6.2\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>to carry out paid tasks through an unknown external platform;<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9.1\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\"\/><path d=\"M8.9 8.9l6.2 6.2M15.1 8.9l-6.2 6.2\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>to send us money via Telegram, WhatsApp or any other chat;<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9.1\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\"\/><path d=\"M8.9 8.9l6.2 6.2M15.1 8.9l-6.2 6.2\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>to use a \u201ctransaction password\u201d in order to get work at Xplora.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"xs-strong\">If you have to pay in order to get the job or the money you have supposedly \u201cearned\u201d \u2013 this is not Xplora.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"xs-sec\">\n<p class=\"xs-h2\">What does the scheme look like?<\/p>\n<p>Scammers are getting better and better at looking credible.<br \/>And here, as we have shared before, there is a kind of <b>\u201csales funnel\u201d.<\/b><br \/>Except that its goal is not to sell you a product that has value for you. The goal is to gradually get you to invest time, trust and, in the end \u2013 your own money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xs-strong\" style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">It usually starts quite harmlessly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"xs-funnel\">\n<div class=\"xs-fcard\">\n<p>You receive a message on:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"xs-dot\">\n<li>WhatsApp;<\/li>\n<li>Telegram;<\/li>\n<li>SMS;<\/li>\n<li>a social network;<\/li>\n<li>email.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You are offered easy remote work.<\/p>\n<p>The work may be described as: <b>\u201cproduct optimization\u201d, \u201cmarketing tasks\u201d, \u201cboosting\u201d, \u201cratings\u201d, \u201corders\u201d, \u201cengagement\u201d or another activity,<\/b> that sounds logical for a digital or marketing agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xs-note\">The offer usually looks rather good for the effort expected from you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xs-fcard\">\n<p>Then they direct you to a website that looks like a real work platform.<\/p>\n<p>You register.<\/p>\n<p>You start completing tasks. A balance and a \u201ccommission\u201d start showing in your account.<\/p>\n<p>You may even manage to receive a small amount at the beginning. This creates one more very strong trust signal: <b class=\"xs-mi\">\u201cSince they paid me once \u2013 it must be real.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xs-fcard\">\n<p><b class=\"xs-mi\">\u201cBut the company Xplora really does exist\u2026\u201d<\/b><br \/>Yes.<br \/>And that is exactly one of the reasons our name is being used.<\/p>\n<p>Xplora BG is a real digital agency with a long history, a real team, clients, partners, case studies, LinkedIn profiles and a public presence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xs-note\">Scammers use exactly this trust.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xs-fcard\">\n<p>Then comes the next step. A special order, bonus task, joint order or a negative balance appears.<\/p>\n<p>In order to continue and receive more money, <b>you have to deposit a small amount.<\/b><br \/>Then another one.<br \/>Then a new problem arises.<br \/>And another one.<\/p>\n<p>On the screen you may already see thousands of dollars that are \u201cyours\u201d, but in order to withdraw them you have to make <b>one more payment.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>This is exactly where the trap is.<\/b><br \/><span class=\"xs-note\">The balance you see on the screen does not mean that this money is actually behind it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xs-arrs\"><span class=\"xs-arr xs-ar\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 80 48\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 24h62M68 24 49 9M68 24 49 39\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"xs-arr xs-ad\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 48 80\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M24 6v62M24 68 9 49M24 68 39 49\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"xs-arr xs-al\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 80 48\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M74 24H12M12 24 31 9M12 24 31 39\" stroke=\"#ed008c\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"xs-sec\">\n<p>Imagine the following.<br \/>A stranger tells you:<br \/><span class=\"xs-mi\">\u201cI work for Xplora.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You rightly decide to check.<br \/>You type Xplora into Google.<br \/>And you find us.<br \/>Everything looks real.<\/p>\n<p>Only that <b>the real company and the person writing to you are two completely different things.<\/b><br \/>That is why we read the signals in bundles, not just one by one.<br \/>The existence of the company does not prove the identity of the person claiming to be its employee.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"xs-sec\">\n<p class=\"xs-h2\">Checklist: is the communication really from Xplora?<\/p>\n<p class=\"xs-lead\">If you have doubts, check the following:<\/p>\n<div class=\"xs-nitem xs-first\">\n<div class=\"xs-num xs-ng\">1.<\/div>\n<div class=\"xs-nbody\">\n<p class=\"xs-nhead xs-ng\">Which domain are they writing from?<\/p>\n<p>Our official corporate website is: <a href=\"https:\/\/xplora.bg\/en\/\">xplora.bg<\/a><br \/>Do not accept a domain as ours just because it contains the word \u201cxplora\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xs-mag xs-mi\">xplora + something .com<\/span> does not automatically mean Xplora BG.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xs-nitem\">\n<div class=\"xs-num xs-ng\">2.<\/div>\n<div class=\"xs-nbody\">\n<p class=\"xs-nhead xs-ng\">Are they offering you very good money for very easy work?<\/p>\n<p>Put down your first mental tick: <span class=\"xs-mag\">a signal.<\/span><br \/>On its own it does not prove a scam.<br \/>But keep reading the signals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xs-nitem\">\n<div class=\"xs-num xs-ng\">3.<\/div>\n<div class=\"xs-nbody\">\n<p class=\"xs-nhead xs-ng\">Are they writing to you unsolicited on <span class=\"xs-mi\">WhatsApp, Telegram or SMS?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>One more signal.<br \/>Especially if the person immediately directs you to another chat or an unfamiliar platform.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xs-nitem\">\n<div class=\"xs-num xs-ng\">4.<\/div>\n<div class=\"xs-nbody\">\n<p class=\"xs-nhead xs-ng\">Are they asking you for a deposit?<\/p>\n<p>At this point the \u201cred light\u201d should already be flashing quite strongly.<br \/><b>Xplora will not ask you to invest your own money in order to do work for us.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xs-nitem\">\n<div class=\"xs-num xs-ng\">5.<\/div>\n<div class=\"xs-nbody\">\n<p class=\"xs-nhead xs-ng\">Are they asking for crypto?<\/p>\n<p>An even stronger signal.<br \/>Especially if you have to send USDT, USDC, Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency in order to:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"xs-dot\">\n<li>unlock the account;<\/li>\n<li>continue the tasks;<\/li>\n<li>cover a negative balance;<\/li>\n<li>receive a commission;<\/li>\n<li>withdraw your funds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xs-nitem\">\n<div class=\"xs-num xs-ng\">6.<\/div>\n<div class=\"xs-nbody\">\n<p class=\"xs-nhead xs-ng\">Are they telling you that you have to pay a little more in order to release a large amount?<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the most recognisable patterns of this type of scam.<\/p>\n<p>For example, you see $5,000 in your account.<br \/>They tell you: <b class=\"xs-mi\">\u201cJust another $700 and you will be able to withdraw it.\u201d<\/b><br \/>You pay. Then a new problem for $1,200 arises. And so on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xs-strong\">Do not send more money hoping to save what you have already sent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"xs-sec\">\n<div class=\"xs-card\"><span class=\"xs-wmc\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"24\" cy=\"24\" r=\"21\" stroke=\"#8ec63f\" stroke-width=\"3\"\/><path d=\"M14.5 24.7 21 31.2 34 17\" stroke=\"#8ec63f\" stroke-width=\"3\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xs-h2\" style=\"margin-bottom:.55em\">How to check directly with us?<\/p>\n<p class=\"xs-lead\">If you have doubts, check the following:<\/p>\n<p><b>Do not use the contact details sent to you by the person who claims to represent Xplora.<\/b><br \/>Go on your own to: <a href=\"https:\/\/xplora.bg\/en\/\">xplora.bg<\/a> and use the contact details published there.<\/p>\n<p>If someone claims:<br \/><span class=\"xs-mi\">\u201cI am an employee of Xplora\u201d<\/span><br \/>or:<br \/><span class=\"xs-mi\">\u201cThis platform is a partner of Xplora\u201d<\/span><br \/><b>Write to us and we will tell you whether that is true.<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"xs-btnrow xs-end\"><a class=\"xs-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/xplora.bg\/en\/contact\/\">Check a communication with Xplora<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"xs-sec\">\n<p class=\"xs-h2\">If you have already sent money<\/p>\n<div class=\"xs-nitem xs-first\">\n<div class=\"xs-num xs-nb\">1.<\/div>\n<div class=\"xs-nbody\">\n<p class=\"xs-nhead xs-nb\">Do not send any further funds.<\/p>\n<p>Even if they tell you this is the \u201cfinal fee\u201d.<br \/>Even if you see a large balance on the platform.<br \/>Even if they promise that after one more payment you will get everything back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xs-nitem\">\n<div class=\"xs-num xs-nb\">2.<\/div>\n<div class=\"xs-nbody\">\n<p class=\"xs-nhead xs-nb\">Keep as much information as possible:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"xs-dot\">\n<li>the website address;<\/li>\n<li>screenshots;<\/li>\n<li>the conversations on WhatsApp \/ Telegram \/ SMS;<\/li>\n<li>the phone numbers;<\/li>\n<li>the names and profiles that were used;<\/li>\n<li>the email addresses;<\/li>\n<li>the bank accounts;<\/li>\n<li>the cryptocurrency wallet addresses;<\/li>\n<li>transaction IDs \/ hashes;<\/li>\n<li>the dates and amounts of the payments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"xs-strong\">Do not delete the communication.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xs-nitem\">\n<div class=\"xs-num xs-nb\">3.<\/div>\n<div class=\"xs-nbody\">\n<p class=\"xs-nhead xs-nb\">Report it to the competent authorities in your country.<\/p>\n<p>You can also report it to us, so that we can add the information to the other cases and take action against the sites that abuse our name.<\/p>\n<div class=\"xs-btnrow\"><a class=\"xs-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/xplora.bg\/en\/contact\/\">Report abuse of the Xplora name<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"xs-sec\">\n<p>This is not the first time our name has been used.<\/p>\n<p>Some time ago we received reports from people who had been reached by scam communication using the name XploraBG.<br \/>At that time the scheme involved offers to take part in \u201cmarketing activations\u201d, communication via Telegram and promises of very good remuneration for minimal effort.<br \/>We published in detail how this \u201csales funnel\u201d works, how to recognise the signals and how to break the scam scenario.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/xplora.bg\/en\/news\/\">How to protect yourself from a scam that \u201csupposedly\u201d comes from an advertising agency<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What is new is that the schemes are evolving.<br \/>Entire websites and platforms are now being created that use the names of real companies.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"xs-sec\">\n<p class=\"xs-strong\" style=\"margin-bottom:.5em\">That is why our advice stays the same:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"xs-cklist\">\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9.2\" stroke=\"#8ec63f\" stroke-width=\"1.6\"\/><path d=\"M7.9 12.3 10.7 15 16.2 8.9\" stroke=\"#8ec63f\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Do not trust a single signal. Gather more signals.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9.2\" stroke=\"#8ec63f\" stroke-width=\"1.6\"\/><path d=\"M7.9 12.3 10.7 15 16.2 8.9\" stroke=\"#8ec63f\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Check the domain.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9.2\" stroke=\"#8ec63f\" stroke-width=\"1.6\"\/><path d=\"M7.9 12.3 10.7 15 16.2 8.9\" stroke=\"#8ec63f\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Check the person.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9.2\" stroke=\"#8ec63f\" stroke-width=\"1.6\"\/><path d=\"M7.9 12.3 10.7 15 16.2 8.9\" stroke=\"#8ec63f\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Go to the official website yourself.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9.2\" stroke=\"#8ec63f\" stroke-width=\"1.6\"\/><path d=\"M7.9 12.3 10.7 15 16.2 8.9\" stroke=\"#8ec63f\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Look into whether the company actually offers work like that.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xs-ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9.2\" stroke=\"#8ec63f\" stroke-width=\"1.6\"\/><path d=\"M7.9 12.3 10.7 15 16.2 8.9\" stroke=\"#8ec63f\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>And if you have to send money in order to earn money from your \u201cwork\u201d \u2013 <b class=\"xs-sp\">stop and check once again.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"xs-sec\">\n<div class=\"xs-box xs-green\">\n<p class=\"xs-bh\">The official channels of Xplora BG<\/p>\n<p>Our official website is: <a href=\"https:\/\/xplora.bg\/en\/\">xplora.bg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can always find our official contacts at:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/xplora.bg\/en\/contact\/\">xplora.bg\/en\/contact\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are not sure whether a person, a website or an offer is really connected with us: <b>ask us directly.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"xs-big\">30 seconds of checking can save you far more than 30 seconds of trouble. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xs-wm\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"24\" cy=\"24\" r=\"21\" stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-width=\"3.2\"\/><path d=\"M13.5 24.7 20.5 31.7 35 16.5\" stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-width=\"3.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have landed on this page because someone contacted you on behalf of Xplora BG, offered you remote work, asked you to register on a platform or to transfer money \u2013 stop before you take the next step. 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