CONFIRMED SCAM
@aaucentralhr_2018 (Telegram)
https://t.me/aaucentralhr_2018
CRITICAL risk
SOCIAL
1 report
✓ Verified by GACS · gacs.app/scam/aaucentralhr-2018-telegram-30c23c
Critical riskGACS Risk Score
Composite score from 6 signals below.
- In GACS scam database+40
- On active blacklist+30
- Critical severity+15
- 1 community report+5
- Active 40+ days+5
- Confirmed by social_scan+5
Why we flagged this
Reported by 1 userActive 40dsocialsocial_scanOn active blacklist
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GACS verdict: Do not engage
- Listed on the GACS active blacklist (multi-source confirmed).
- Severity classified as CRITICAL based on harm pattern.
- 1 independent user report on file.
- Cross-referenced against external feed: social_scan.
- Tactic category: social.
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Case summary
Deep scan of Telegram profile @aaucentralhr_2018. Top red flag: Bio links to 1 domain already on the GACS blacklist (resolve). Risk 83/100. Coverage: posts analyzed by AI.
Originally published on GACS — Global Anti-Crime & Safety. Verify the latest status of this report at https://gacs.app/scam/aaucentralhr-2018-telegram-30c23c. Browse the full public scam registry, see live scam alerts, or report a scam. © GACS · Licensed CC BY 4.0 with attribution to gacs.app.
Indicators observed
- Bio links to 1 domain already on the GACS blacklist (resolve)
- Learned pattern match: "trailing_4plus_digits" (seen in 24 prior scams, scan accuracy 100/100)
Weaker signals
- Handle ends in 4+ digits — pattern dominant in cloned/throwaway profiles
- Channel claims to represent an institutional HR department ('AAU Central HR') without verifiable domain links
- Potential risk of unofficial job recruitment or identity impersonation common in university/HR naming schemes
Pattern: Exchange / brand impersonation
The operator registers a handle that wraps a real brand name in an extra word — support, giveaway, recovery, airdrop, official — so it looks like a department of the company. Victims searching for help find the fake account before the real one, and the conversation moves straight to direct messages where there is no moderation and no record.
How to recognise it
- The genuine account never bolts words like "official", "support" or "airdrop" onto its handle
- Account is far younger than the brand it claims to represent
- First move is always to take you into a private chat
- Asks for a seed phrase, a screen-share, or a "verification" transfer
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Sources and method
- GACS social scanner
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- 1 community report
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Identifiers flagged
- Websitehttps://t.me/aaucentralhr_2018
- Also known asaaucentralhr_2018 · @aaucentralhr_2018
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GACS. (2026). @aaucentralhr_2018 (Telegram) — GACS scam report. GACS — Global Anti-Crime & Safety. Retrieved November 8, 2026, from https://gacs.app/scam/aaucentralhr-2018-telegram-30c23c
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"@aaucentralhr_2018 (Telegram) — GACS scam report." GACS — Global Anti-Crime & Safety, GACS, 2026, https://gacs.app/scam/aaucentralhr-2018-telegram-30c23c. Accessed November 8, 2026.
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GACS. "@aaucentralhr_2018 (Telegram) — GACS scam report." GACS — Global Anti-Crime & Safety. Accessed November 8, 2026. https://gacs.app/scam/aaucentralhr-2018-telegram-30c23c.
- BibTeX
@misc{gacs_scam_aaucentralhr_2018_telegram_30c23c, author = {GACS}, title = {@aaucentralhr_2018 (Telegram) — GACS scam report}, howpublished = {GACS — Global Anti-Crime & Safety}, year = {2026}, note = {Accessed: November 8, 2026}, url = {https://gacs.app/scam/aaucentralhr-2018-telegram-30c23c} }
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