Before transferring money between acquaintances, please confirm the identity of the other party. If your friend asks you to borrow money or asks you to transfer money to him, please remember to confirm the other party's identity again and again (preferably face-to-face transaction, followed by video call confirmation). Because the other party's instant messaging account is likely to be stolen, the person asking you to borrow money or asking you to transfer money is actually not your friend, but a scammer.
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