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Title: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: gweigster on March 14, 2018, 12:23:07 PM Hey guys,
I am so devastated right now, I fell for the most stupid scam anyone can fall for, I don't know how I could be tricked like that. I saw this link https://www.coỉndesĸ.com/EOS-halves-token-amount-for-block-one-leaves-tokens-to-be-claimed/ and thought it was a legit coindesk link, so I didn't check the following link and got phished. This is my address, more than 10k of crypto are lost: https://etherscan.io/address/0xA9Ee7b80AC0C00fa34B5EBea14b92Bed31BcC8Ae#tokentxns I tried sending a little bit ethereum back (from my backup account: 0x706427De5CaFD474815b5b837F9F9300971E015D) to rescue some assets, but I wasn't able to, so i have to give up the account. I am really devastated right now, I worked really hard on this portfolio. This is the scammers address: https://etherscan.io/address/0x4bda2984407ae0aec6a127783e7910fdfd4dc6f0#tokentxns - it is still lying there. Is there any way I can get it back? I know it's my own fault for falling for this scam. But I'd do anything to get it back. And always check the site you are on, I know everybody knows this, but one moment of weakness and it's all gone. EDIT, really important!: https://etherscan.io/address/0xA9Ee7b80AC0C00fa34B5EBea14b92Bed31BcC8Ae look at this, I am trying to get some of my smaller assets back, but all the transactions fail because of the error: "Error in Txn: Out of Gas" There's enough ether in the account and i tried different gas amounts, still my transactions won't go through. Can anyone help me here? Another Edit: After I found out someone stole from my account I sent all ether to another address so he can't send assets away. He then sent ETH from KuCoin Exchange to my wallet and continued robbing me. Does KuCoin have any kind of personal confirmation or validation so they could trace who it was? Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: fabskie21 on March 14, 2018, 01:25:27 PM So sad for you bro but you cannot recover it back. Next time never follow links especially those you will receive in emails and better bookmark the correct address to avoid clicking phishing links. Cheer up though, move on and start again. That thief will reap the fruit of its wrong doings. Maybe not know but surely in the future.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: dhemasm on March 14, 2018, 01:35:33 PM I'm sorry to hear that, Next time you should be more careful when opening links. Just a suggestion from me maybe you can try to install etheraddresslookup I also use it, This Add prevents when you will open a website that contains phishing. Check Myetherwallet official tweet for that https://twitter.com/myetherwallet/status/883446432480546818
Good luck and be carefull! Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: BQ on March 14, 2018, 01:39:30 PM there's many fake links like those, and Google for example has Ads that looks like that.. for all the big exchanges and like myetherwallet etc
very bad but that's partly the price of going decentralized, there's noone there to refund when you screw up ::) edit: you should use 2 Factor Authentication for all exchanges and possibly get a hardware wallet and keep all your funds there, it's impossible for someone to take your crypto without having physical access to the device(and knowing the PIN), or if you give out the 24 seed word recovery. if you keep anything above like $500, it's smart to invest $50-$100 in a hardware wallet. Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: Darwin02 on March 14, 2018, 01:44:26 PM Hey guys, there is no other way to get it back, this is really bad happen and i feel sorry for your lost .just move on buddy and take this things happen as a lesson and dont do the same mistake again in the future.I am so devastated right now, I fell for the most stupid scam anyone can fall for, I don't know how I could be tricked like that. I saw this link https://www.coỉndesĸ.com/EOS-halves-token-amount-for-block-one-leaves-tokens-to-be-claimed/ and thought it was a legit coindesk link, so I didn't check the following link and got phished. This is my address, more than 10k of crypto are lost: https://etherscan.io/address/0xA9Ee7b80AC0C00fa34B5EBea14b92Bed31BcC8Ae#tokentxns I tried sending a little bit ethereum back (from my backup account: 0x706427De5CaFD474815b5b837F9F9300971E015D) to rescue some assets, but I wasn't able to, so i have to give up the account. I am really devastated right now, I worked really hard on this portfolio. This is the scammers address: https://etherscan.io/address/0x4bda2984407ae0aec6a127783e7910fdfd4dc6f0#tokentxns - it is still lying there. Is there any way I can get it back? I know it's my own fault for falling for this scam. But I'd do anything to get it back. And always check the site you are on, I know everybody knows this, but one moment of weakness and it's all gone. Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: torrantz on March 14, 2018, 01:53:18 PM Hey guys, You can't get back your amount. Have tried to install metamask to filter the phising site? Basically is has been sent to tha nother address that means that was permanently moved to that address. I am so devastated right now, I fell for the most stupid scam anyone can fall for, I don't know how I could be tricked like that. I saw this link https://www.coỉndesĸ.com/EOS-halves-token-amount-for-block-one-leaves-tokens-to-be-claimed/ and thought it was a legit coindesk link, so I didn't check the following link and got phished. This is my address, more than 10k of crypto are lost: https://etherscan.io/address/0xA9Ee7b80AC0C00fa34B5EBea14b92Bed31BcC8Ae#tokentxns I tried sending a little bit ethereum back (from my backup account: 0x706427De5CaFD474815b5b837F9F9300971E015D) to rescue some assets, but I wasn't able to, so i have to give up the account. I am really devastated right now, I worked really hard on this portfolio. This is the scammers address: https://etherscan.io/address/0x4bda2984407ae0aec6a127783e7910fdfd4dc6f0#tokentxns - it is still lying there. Is there any way I can get it back? I know it's my own fault for falling for this scam. But I'd do anything to get it back. And always check the site you are on, I know everybody knows this, but one moment of weakness and it's all gone. Just read anything before you can do something that linked to your amount. Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: gweigster on March 14, 2018, 01:57:53 PM I'm sorry to hear that, Next time you should be more careful when opening links. Just a suggestion from me maybe you can try to install etheraddresslookup I also use it, This Add prevents when you will open a website that contains phishing. Check Myetherwallet official tweet for that https://twitter.com/myetherwallet/status/883446432480546818 Good luck and be carefull! Hey thanks for your messages guys! I really appreciate it, even though it just confirms my worries. @dhemasm, thanks for the tip, I will install it immediately! Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: residivis on March 14, 2018, 01:58:38 PM yes I am currently starting to understand why nowadays altcoin has changed a lot and this is the highest risk because it could be we will not get any results what and could have lost 100%.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: lynlyn on March 14, 2018, 01:59:36 PM I'm sorry to hear that, Next time you should be more careful when opening links. Just a suggestion from me maybe you can try to install etheraddresslookup I also use it, This Add prevents when you will open a website that contains phishing. Check Myetherwallet official tweet for that https://twitter.com/myetherwallet/status/883446432480546818 Good luck and be carefull! Hey thanks for your messages guys! I really appreciate it, even though it just confirms my worries. @dhemasm, thanks for the tip, I will install it immediately! Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: wireless474 on March 14, 2018, 02:05:04 PM Where did you find that link at? Because my question is that if it wasn't from a trusted source, why would you click it? there are so many phishing links nowadays, so you have to be careful of what you click on. Just be careful next time...
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: gweigster on March 14, 2018, 02:09:37 PM Where did you find that link at? Because my question is that if it wasn't from a trusted source, why would you click it? there are so many phishing links nowadays, so you have to be careful of what you click on. Just be careful next time... I am not sure, I was on facebook before I guess. The fake coindesk site even has the "secure" tag on the top corner. But all in all it was way too obvious, I should be ashamed for falling for this. But believe me this won't happen again Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: dsaijz03 on March 14, 2018, 02:16:58 PM I feel sorry for whtat happen to you, move on just be more careful next time so that you will not experience it again. Avoid entertaining links or messages without knowing or knowlegeable about it or you are not expecting a message from someone so you will not get scammed.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: stigmacryptonight on March 14, 2018, 02:19:24 PM Thank you for sharing, hopefully able to make the material of reflection to be more careful.
What is missing, hopefully quickly replaced. So sad for you bro but you cannot recover it back Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: barlo357 on March 14, 2018, 02:28:01 PM You can not recover it again bro, me also was a victim of a hacker but I learn on my mistake and I pray for them maybe they need more money for their everyday life. One thing I learned here was never trust anybody if you don't know the member.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: jacaf01 on March 14, 2018, 02:31:27 PM I saw the link also but decided against joining the airdrop when metamask flag the site as phishing website, it is better to always take precaustion to prevent all these scam site, sorry but always learn that there is nothing free in the world expect poison
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: silent17 on March 14, 2018, 02:31:54 PM I was shocked about the link, this is the first time I ever see a link that really looks like a legit link, good thing I always install a metamask on my chrome that warns me if the site is a phishing site or not.
Try to install a metamask to avoid this kind of link next time. Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: jackylion on March 14, 2018, 02:34:25 PM I am really sorry for your loss. But you post the link on your post I dare not click to see the content. I will lose all my tokens for these links. I recommend you carefully for the next time. This is a worthwhile lesson. Phishing is everywhere, they have many sophisticated tricks.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: Ponya on March 14, 2018, 02:35:30 PM Really sorry!!! Hope you will get its back. And thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: nightxglow on March 14, 2018, 02:38:03 PM Omg that's terrible. How come there're so many fake websites out there? I once nearly log in a fake eth website as well, good thing my brother warned me.
And no, there's no way to get your coins back. Once it's on the scammer's hand, you got no right for that again. That's why cryptocurrency is scary, we can't track and get it back, although you know it's yours. What you can do is just be more careful next time, although i believe you already take the lesson from this experience. I'm getting scammed too recently, although not from fake websites. There are more and more bad people out there now. Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: 1020kingz on March 14, 2018, 02:47:48 PM though im new here in the forum and not yet experienced being scam by phising sites loosing all your coins is one of the most discouraging moment in your life in working crypto, sorry for your loss assets, and thank you for your warning to us,.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: Musstang on March 14, 2018, 02:56:10 PM Hey guys, I am so devastated right now, I fell for the most stupid scam anyone can fall for, I don't know how I could be tricked like that. I saw this link https://www.coỉndesĸ.com/EOS-halves-token-amount-for-block-one-leaves-tokens-to-be-claimed/ and thought it was a legit coindesk link, so I didn't check the following link and got phished. This is my address, more than 10k of crypto are lost: https://etherscan.io/address/0xA9Ee7b80AC0C00fa34B5EBea14b92Bed31BcC8Ae#tokentxns I tried sending a little bit ethereum back (from my backup account: 0x706427De5CaFD474815b5b837F9F9300971E015D) to rescue some assets, but I wasn't able to, so i have to give up the account. I am really devastated right now, I worked really hard on this portfolio. This is the scammers address: https://etherscan.io/address/0x4bda2984407ae0aec6a127783e7910fdfd4dc6f0#tokentxns - it is still lying there. Is there any way I can get it back? I know it's my own fault for falling for this scam. But I'd do anything to get it back. And always check the site you are on, I know everybody knows this, but one moment of weakness and it's all gone. it is sad. Scammers are everywhere. Now you need to be very careful not to fall for such fraud. Maybe someone can help you solve the problem, there must be experts. It's a pity that such scammers go unpunished Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: pamsugas on March 14, 2018, 02:58:06 PM you will not be able to get it back, now you have to be careful with fake web address, I also have experienced the same thing and I make life experience.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: OneMillionToken on March 14, 2018, 03:03:39 PM Unfortunally you can't get it back, so sad to ear this kind of scam. Hope this will help others for the future.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: gweigster on March 14, 2018, 03:13:17 PM hey guys I still need help
https://etherscan.io/address/0xA9Ee7b80AC0C00fa34B5EBea14b92Bed31BcC8Ae look at this, I am trying to get some of my smaller assets back, but all the transactions fail because of the error: "Error in Txn: Out of Gas" There's enough ether in the account and i tried different gas amounts, still my transactions won't go through. Can anyone help me here? Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: ezbreezy08 on March 14, 2018, 03:15:34 PM Did somebody compromised your private key? Coz If you give your eth address it's safe but if it's private key you are in danger. Well lesson learned never ever use ur bounty Eth address, you should separate them.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: Condoriano on March 14, 2018, 03:15:50 PM I really know how it feels. I felt the same way few days ago. I got phish as well and I don't really know how it happen. No matter how careful we are, we will get stupid at once. Unfortunately, there is no way to recover your tokens no matter what you do. I think this is a lesson learned for us. Never trust any websites and be mindful next time.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: noblex on March 14, 2018, 03:18:53 PM Beware the website is still online, I suggest to add a disclaimer.
Next time always check the certificate before input your data. It is easy, check a guide for your browser Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: Zandra on March 14, 2018, 03:54:01 PM Where did you find that link at? Because my question is that if it wasn't from a trusted source, why would you click it? there are so many phishing links nowadays, so you have to be careful of what you click on. Just be careful next time... I am not sure, I was on facebook before I guess. The fake coindesk site even has the "secure" tag on the top corner. But all in all it was way too obvious, I should be ashamed for falling for this. But believe me this won't happen again Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: dhemasm on March 14, 2018, 06:30:19 PM hey guys I still need help Try to increase the gas fee, From the recommendation in ethgas is 2gas or check here https://ethgasstation.info/. If still can not send you assets seem like smart contract is locked CMIIWhttps://etherscan.io/address/0xA9Ee7b80AC0C00fa34B5EBea14b92Bed31BcC8Ae look at this, I am trying to get some of my smaller assets back, but all the transactions fail because of the error: "Error in Txn: Out of Gas" There's enough ether in the account and i tried different gas amounts, still my transactions won't go through. Can anyone help me here? Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: toddy47 on March 14, 2018, 06:41:28 PM False link or not, why are you entering your private keys and/or addresses? The only time should be when you are sending, no-one needs your private key to send Crypto.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: nakamura12 on March 14, 2018, 06:46:37 PM Hey guys, I'm sorry to hear about your loss of crypto but there is no way to get your tokens back, as i read the link it is all about tokens(correct me if i'm wrong). All you can do is you can trace the hacker and check his address(let's assume the hacker is a he) and that's the time you can check on what bounties did he join. If the hacker use alternate wallet address just for hacking there's no way you would know his bitcointalk username.I am so devastated right now, I fell for the most stupid scam anyone can fall for, I don't know how I could be tricked like that. I saw this link https://www.coỉndesĸ.com/EOS-halves-token-amount-for-block-one-leaves-tokens-to-be-claimed/ and thought it was a legit coindesk link, so I didn't check the following link and got phished. This is my address, more than 10k of crypto are lost: https://etherscan.io/address/0xA9Ee7b80AC0C00fa34B5EBea14b92Bed31BcC8Ae#tokentxns I tried sending a little bit ethereum back (from my backup account: 0x706427De5CaFD474815b5b837F9F9300971E015D) to rescue some assets, but I wasn't able to, so i have to give up the account. I am really devastated right now, I worked really hard on this portfolio. This is the scammers address: https://etherscan.io/address/0x4bda2984407ae0aec6a127783e7910fdfd4dc6f0#tokentxns - it is still lying there. Is there any way I can get it back? I know it's my own fault for falling for this scam. But I'd do anything to get it back. And always check the site you are on, I know everybody knows this, but one moment of weakness and it's all gone. Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: santiPOGI on March 14, 2018, 06:47:06 PM Hey guys, I am so devastated right now, I fell for the most stupid scam anyone can fall for, I don't know how I could be tricked like that. I saw this link https://www.coỉndesĸ.com/EOS-halves-token-amount-for-block-one-leaves-tokens-to-be-claimed/ and thought it was a legit coindesk link, so I didn't check the following link and got phished. This is my address, more than 10k of crypto are lost: https://etherscan.io/address/0xA9Ee7b80AC0C00fa34B5EBea14b92Bed31BcC8Ae#tokentxns I tried sending a little bit ethereum back (from my backup account: 0x706427De5CaFD474815b5b837F9F9300971E015D) to rescue some assets, but I wasn't able to, so i have to give up the account. I am really devastated right now, I worked really hard on this portfolio. This is the scammers address: https://etherscan.io/address/0x4bda2984407ae0aec6a127783e7910fdfd4dc6f0#tokentxns - it is still lying there. Is there any way I can get it back? I know it's my own fault for falling for this scam. But I'd do anything to get it back. And always check the site you are on, I know everybody knows this, but one moment of weakness and it's all gone. A lesson to learn never forgets this one as this will keep you safe in the future. never trust links and sites, remember to check every letter, there are so many phishing sites now all around the corner of internet especially when cryptocurrency is well knonw now. hackers and scammers are just waiting for the right time to grab everyone's bag. Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: cryptocue on March 14, 2018, 06:57:32 PM This is why i loved metamask extension it will prevent me from these phishing sites,suggesting you install metamask extension because it will block your browser from getting into a potential phishing sites,prompting the users that it might be potential phishinh sites really helps it saves me from getting hacked because last month i am so stupid to click a phishing email and redirected me into a fake etherdelta website but metamask saved my ass.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: gweigster on March 14, 2018, 07:55:09 PM EDIT:
After I found out someone stole from my account I sent all ether to another address so he can't send assets away. He then sent ETH from KuCoin Exchange to my wallet and continued robbing me. Does KuCoin have any kind of personal confirmation or validation so they could trace who it was? Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: InahC on March 14, 2018, 08:47:37 PM I really felt bad for you, 10k usd is a really big money specially in a third world country like mine, I really think that you take care of your account. install what you need to install to avoid this kind of phishing site and malware. As we all know there are really a lot of bad people who wanted to robbed us in the internet.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: cryptonero on March 14, 2018, 09:02:37 PM You could have saved from being hacked if you have installed metamask extension because this extension will protect your browser and private keys from these phishing sites,your private keys are encrypted to the metamask that is why these people wont have chance to get those tokens of yours,you should be more careful next time.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: gweigster on March 14, 2018, 10:45:16 PM Thanks for all the replies and the tip with metamask, I just installed it.
But does anyone have any suggestions for my edits (OP)? Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: Balab01 on March 15, 2018, 10:39:42 AM That's just terrible. I can not even imagine how I would feel if the scammers stole from me 10k from my wallet.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: Ginosaur15 on March 15, 2018, 12:10:52 PM I felt bad for you, I also victimed by scam before. It is really devastating that your hard earned token away easily. So today I learn, I don't click suspicious links now and more careful than before
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: lovemsngr on March 15, 2018, 12:14:00 PM I use an extension for the browser that blocks suspicious sites, but if I myself accidentally go through a phishing link, then everything is lost
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: joann15 on March 15, 2018, 12:17:50 PM Sorry to hear that man. I think you will not able to recover what the hacker stole on you. Maybe that's will be a lesson learn for you be more secured next time avoid website like that if you think there's a little suspicious avoid it immediately. Next be more wise and secured to avoid losing any fund of yours.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: platinov_and on March 15, 2018, 01:57:47 PM there's many fake links like those, and Google for example has Ads that looks like that.. for all the big exchanges and like myetherwallet etc 2 factor authentication for all exchanges is a very good idea and exchanges could implement this technology, since users are not at all protected from fraudsters and dangerous links. I think with time the management of the exchanges will understand everything and come up with a technology that will protect the investment of peoplevery bad but that's partly the price of going decentralized, there's noone there to refund when you screw up ::) edit: you should use 2 Factor Authentication for all exchanges and possibly get a hardware wallet and keep all your funds there, it's impossible for someone to take your crypto without having physical access to the device(and knowing the PIN), or if you give out the 24 seed word recovery. if you keep anything above like $500, it's smart to invest $50-$100 in a hardware wallet. Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: CryptikEnigma on March 15, 2018, 07:25:11 PM if I had such large sums on my wallet then I would definitely buy a hard wallet like Ledger or Tresor Nano S.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: kruzer200 on March 15, 2018, 10:49:36 PM it is unthinkable to know that everything over what you have worked so long can be stolen in a couple of seconds. I hope you're lucky to get your tokens back.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: cryptodevs on March 15, 2018, 11:19:28 PM You could be prevented these hackes when you have installed metamask extension ,because it will prompt you from entering potential phishing sites,that is why we need metamask extension in our browsers,it will protect both our browsers and private keys when are transacting to any decentralized exchanges like fork and etherdelta.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: cryptopusa on March 15, 2018, 11:37:04 PM You should be using metamask extension and hardwallets to prevent these events,you will be save and safe from hackers mawares,viruses, and phishing sites if you these two,but you have learned your lessons so you know what to do in the upcoming days, protect your wallets like your love ones so that you wont regret in the future.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: mithrim on March 21, 2018, 09:31:18 AM I saw this link https://www.coỉndesĸ.com/EOS-halves-token-amount-for-block-one-leaves-tokens-to-be-claimed/ and thought it was a legit coindesk link, so I didn't check the following link and got phished. Please, guys, anyone who is reading this: USE Cryptonite by MetaCert https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cryptonite-by-metacert/keghdcpemohlojlglbiegihkljkgnige It's a google chrome extension that checks whether you're using the correct URL or not. You can't bookmark everything and especially if you're on new sites that you never visited before, Cryptonite is an additional layer of security. I'm truly sorry for OP. I'm working on a thread that warns from such kind of scams, I'll add what happened to you. We need to make people aware of things like that. From the post [WIP]: Quote Part 1 - Scam Websites Situation/Danger: A fairly simple and unfortunately widely used form of scam is the cloning of a well-known website in order to fool the victim by giving it a false sense of security with the one goal: to get its data. Normaly you can see whether a website is legit or not by checking the green "https" in front of the URL So always be on the lookout for a green "Secure" and "https" in front of the URL address of a website. This is a sign that the website and the company have received the proper Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates. Obtaining an SSL certificate indicates that the company behind the page can be trusted, normally (later more on that). If you are attentive, you can easily see that it is not a legitimate site or legitimate entity because it doesn't have the proper certification to be trusted. Coinsmarkets.com has neither a green "Secure" nor "https" infront of the URL. Instead, it has a gray "Not Secure" and a regular "http" in front of the URL. As a rule, scam pages are quickly detected and removed. If you are now trying to visit coinsmarkets.com (please do not;)) you will receive an error message. However, some scam sites have found a way to display the green "secure" and "https" in the website URL, and then make an incredibly subtle change to the URL. At first glance, URL for the popular cryptocurrency exchange Binance seems quite legitimate. You can clearly see the green "https" in front of the website URL and also the name seems to be correct. It usually is more or less impossible to know how a site obtained an SSL certificate that allows them to display the green "https" in front of the URL. This also applies to scammer pages. At the same time, getting an SSL certificate from a less trusted certificate issuer is pretty easy. If you take a closer look at the second picture, you will see small dots under the letters "n" in the word "binance". The two dots under the Binance URL show that this is not the real Binance page. Instead, it's a very well-made clone of the page, whose sole purpose is to tap user data that unsuspecting users enter there. Even an activated 2FA authentication does not protect you, as a scammer can enter this data immediately after you have entered it on the real Binance page, where it will still be valid. Thus, he gets access to the account from then on. Especially wicked are those pages that show an error message after the first log in, saying: "The service is temporarily unreachable, please try again in 10 minutes." In this way, the user doesn't even suspect that he has just revealed his data and a scammer uses it to gain access to the user's account. If the user then tries to log back in 10 minutes later, he gives the scammer a second 2FA code, which he may use to initiate a transaction or even disable 2FA. Even if you are attentive, such a site can be difficult to spot because everything seems familiar at first glance. The example shown here is called PunyCode (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punycode), which is used to create certain special characters (here the dot under the letter "n"). In another example, Bittrex was linked and used the cedilla under the "r" (looks like a comma). Cedillas are widely used in languages such as French and Portuguese. Example for PunyCode: Code: müller.de → xn--mller-kva Tipps: In principle, you can not say 100% whether a page is "real" or not. There are only a few things to keep in mind. 4 simple steps, 4 simple steps with which you can check most pages (if it is an established page): 1. Google the page and look at the results. It's best to use an add-blocker such as uBlock Origin (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBlock_Origin) so you do not accidentally click on an ad link (popular trap). 2. Check the URL for presence of https . Many fake sites use only the http protocol 3. See if the connection is identified as safe by the browser ( lock must be green ). In addition, you can still click on the lock to see the details. 4. Check the URL yourself. Look at whether special characters have been used or whether PunyCode can be found in the URL. The best way to copy the URL again directly into the Google search, it is corrected, it is a fake. The best way to avoid a scam site is to enter the URL completely manually in the address bar of the browser or to use a bookmark. There are also web browser extensions that you can download to prevent phishing/scams specifically designed for "crypto enthusiasts" like the Cryptonight Extension (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cryptonite-by-metacert/keghdcpemohlojlglbiegihkljkgnige/related) for Chrome. So please be alert and check everything you do twice or three times. If you want to go one step further, you can also use a sandbox (https://www.sandboxie.com/) if you want to surf on new, unknown sites. This does not protect you in the mentioned PunyCode case, but there are many more potential risks that you may face on a daily basis. Be safe. Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: smhome354 on March 21, 2018, 09:38:10 AM This scam should warn us existing investors not to click any link especially the ones in our emails. Scammers are everywhere so we should take extra caution against them. I wish that there are programs which can bring back those stolen money.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: Angelia46 on March 21, 2018, 09:40:00 AM Most of the time you have lost your assets, but you can try to contact kucoin's customer service.
If the customer service is willing to provide technical support for you, then you may be able to find out the fraud. Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: gweigster on March 21, 2018, 11:21:05 AM Most of the time you have lost your assets, but you can try to contact kucoin's customer service. If the customer service is willing to provide technical support for you, then you may be able to find out the fraud. I tried, sadly they said they can not help me. This was the message: Quote hello, sorry to hear that, but we can't survey the account of Kucoin users. so we can't locate the owner of the address in kucoin. thanks Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: mithrim on March 21, 2018, 01:32:18 PM Most of the time you have lost your assets, but you can try to contact kucoin's customer service. If the customer service is willing to provide technical support for you, then you may be able to find out the fraud. I tried, sadly they said they can not help me. This was the message: Quote hello, sorry to hear that, but we can't survey the account of Kucoin users. so we can't locate the owner of the address in kucoin. thanks I don't quite get how he got access to your ETH address AND your kucoin account, but if you have any crypto assets left under your control, make completely new wallets on a safe system (other PC/Mac/Laptop), go to a friend, whatever. But the most important thing is: DON'T USE ANY WALLETS/ACCOUNTS THAT (YOU THINK MIGHT) GOT COMPROMISED EVER AGAIN! You can't trust anything that has the slightest chance of being compromised, even if no transactions took place or if there are no funds available to transfer. Be thorough with your cleanup, you must be sure that your (new) addresses are safe, if not, you risk losing more at a later date. A security breach can't be undone. Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: xireKT on March 21, 2018, 01:42:37 PM Sorry for your loss but unfortunately there's not much you can do besides prevent yourself from things like this that might happen next time.
Like some mentioned before, always type the link yourself and never click on links. Bookmark those that you know are legit and safe and avoid anything else. PS: Try getting a hardware wallet and store all your coins in it. It's the safest way to HODL and secure your coins. I advise getting a Ledger Nano S... GL next time mate. :( Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: gweigster on March 21, 2018, 01:55:28 PM Most of the time you have lost your assets, but you can try to contact kucoin's customer service. If the customer service is willing to provide technical support for you, then you may be able to find out the fraud. I tried, sadly they said they can not help me. This was the message: Quote hello, sorry to hear that, but we can't survey the account of Kucoin users. so we can't locate the owner of the address in kucoin. thanks I don't quite get how he got access to your ETH address AND your kucoin account, but if you have any crypto assets left under your control, make completely new wallets on a safe system (other PC/Mac/Laptop), go to a friend, whatever. But the most important thing is: DON'T USE ANY WALLETS/ACCOUNTS THAT (YOU THINK MIGHT) GOT COMPROMISED EVER AGAIN! You can't trust anything that has the slightest chance of being compromised, even if no transactions took place or if there are no funds available to transfer. Be thorough with your cleanup, you must be sure that your (new) addresses are safe, if not, you risk losing more at a later date. A security breach can't be undone. He did not get my Kucoin account, but I could trace his ETH transactions back to kucoin, that's what this is about Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: insomnia79 on March 21, 2018, 01:58:10 PM Its so sad too for me because I have already four scam ICO, and it give me better experience to choose good project or good bounty so the chance for success is higher. You can join bounty from the experienced manager and join it, and it will teach you to make good post or to join the proper bounty
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: carlisle1 on March 21, 2018, 02:10:13 PM I'm sorry to hear that, Next time you should be more careful when opening links. Just a suggestion from me maybe you can try to install etheraddresslookup I also use it, This Add prevents when you will open a website that contains phishing. Check Myetherwallet official tweet for that https://twitter.com/myetherwallet/status/883446432480546818 nowadays more on ethereum has been victimized by hacker or scammers,last year its etherdeltas site,and then hibtc i dont know but it seem like this sites are prone to this issues..i hope we can do better security against this scumbags because this is a serious matters and many good people lost theyre assets just because of this.to think that its a hard earned fundsGood luck and be carefull! Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: jyotianand01 on March 21, 2018, 02:29:47 PM It is very sad that you lost huge amount but never open any link from email whose source is not known to you as many hackers try to get your details through phishing mails in the name of reputed companies.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: DyllanGM on March 21, 2018, 02:40:07 PM This is very sad mate. And the thought that there is no one you can complain to makes it more unfortunate. We should all be aware of our accounts especially if you are going to give out your keys (like etherdelta, I was always worried because you are going to give your key) and double check before you put some important keys. A lesson very hard learned.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: Zanuar003 on March 21, 2018, 03:06:51 PM I am sorry to see you, hopefully this can be a learning for us all to be more careful. If you can or someone who knows the characteristics of web eth fake ethnicity please share here, In order for us more carefully forward.
Title: Re: Warning of a Scam!!! Post by: amitkumratra on March 31, 2018, 06:10:37 PM I am feeling very bad that you have lost your fund, and thanks for this information which you have experienced.
I also don't think that, you will get your fund back. So please don't loose your heart because mistake always gives us the opportunity to revive ourselves, so that we can do better in the future. |
