[83621] Wave of 'Invite Friends' Promotions and Gambling Promotion in Telegram Apps

A Wave of 'Invite Friends' Campaigns and Gambling Site Promotion on the Network

Over the past 24 hours, significant activity has been recorded in dozens of Telegram channels promoting referral-based reward programs. The activity is centered around the gambling site Winro.io, which promises users bonuses of up to 200% on their first deposit and additional income in exchange for bringing in new friends. Channels such as مستر ورزش | MrVarzesh and اسپورت|⚽️ 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 use aggressive marketing language to attract users, emphasizing "immediate profits" and high bonuses.

Simultaneously, 🛒 𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐀 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏 is running a competitive campaign under the title "Social Challenge," promising significant cash prizes to users who recruit the most people to their bot (@ATHENA_VPNBOT). According to information published by the channel, the first prize is 200 million Tomans, and according to ATHENA SHOP, payments may be made exclusively in cryptocurrencies due to "bank transfer restrictions."

It is important to note that the reporting sources—including sports, cooking, and entertainment channels—operate as advertising platforms with a direct financial interest in promoting these platforms. The language used by the channels focuses on creating a sense of urgency, with an emphasis on 48-hour time limits for promotions, in order to drive rapid action without in-depth research by the users.

The activity is accompanied by high exposure data, with dozens of channels cumulatively reporting over 150,000 views on various posts over the past 24 hours. Parties critical of such phenomena point to a lack of transparency in payment methods and the risks involved in using these sites, although the source channels present the services as "highly reliable" and "having high winning odds."