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Watch out for this new scam! I have encountered a new type of scam recently. The scammer says he will pay first (he gives you a trustworthy vibe) but only if you send him the cashback. What cashback? Well, he will send you to a website where you need to download an extension. And yes its a malware extension, he will obviously steal everything from you ;D Fortunately I have been a very long time on the internet and didn't fall for it.

Anyway watch out!

I would like to give an emphasis to
What is malware?

Malware, or “malicious software,” is an umbrella term that describes any malicious program or code that is harmful to systems.

Hostile, intrusive, and intentionally nasty, malware seeks to invade, damage, or disable computers, computer systems, networks, tablets, and mobile devices, often by taking partial control over a device’s operations. Like the human flu, it interferes with normal functioning.

Malware is all about making money off you illicitly. Although malware cannot damage the physical hardware of systems or network equipment (with one known exception—see the Google Android section below), it can steal, encrypt, or delete your data, alter or hijack core computer functions, and spy on your computer activity without your knowledge or permission.
How can I tell if I have a malware infection?

Malware can reveal itself with many different aberrant behaviors. Here are a few telltale signs that you have malware on your system:

    Your computer slows down. One of malware’s main effects is to reduce the speed of your operating system, whether you’re navigating the Internet or just using your local applications.
    A tidal wave of annoying ads that shouldn’t be there washes over your screen. Unexpected pop-up ads are a typical sign of a malware infection. They’re especially associated with a form of malware known as adware. What’s more, pop-ups usually come packaged with other hidden malware threats. So if you see something akin to “CONGRATULATIONS, YOU’VE WON A FREE PSYCHIC READING!” in a pop-up, don’t click on it. Whatever free prize the ad promises, it will cost you plenty.
    Your system repeatedly crashes, freezes, or displays a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death), which can occur on Windows systems after encountering a fatal error.
    You notice a mysterious loss of disk space, probably due to a bloated malware squatter which hides in your hard drive.
    There’s a weird increase in your system’s Internet activity.
    Usage of your system resources is abnormally high and your computer’s fan starts whirling away at full speed—signs of malware activity taking up system resources in the background.
    Your browser’s homepage changes without your permission. Similarly, links you click send you to an unwanted web destination. This usually means you clicked on that “congratulations” pop-up, which downloaded some unwanted software. Likewise, your browser might slow to a crawl.
    New toolbars, extensions, or plugins unexpectedly populate your browser.
    Your antivirus product stops working and you cannot update it, leaving you unprotected against the sneaky malware that disabled it.
    Then there’s the painfully obvious, intentionally non-stealthy malware attack. This famously happens with ransomware, which announces itself, tells you it has your data, and demands a ransom to return your files.   
    Even if everything seems to be working just fine on your system, don’t get complacent, because no news isn’t necessarily good news. Powerful malware can hide deep in your computer, going about its dirty business without raising any red flags as it snags your passwords, steals sensitive files, or uses your PC to spread to other computers.

How do I get malware?

The recipe for a malware infection calls for a long list of ingredients. Topmost are the two most common ways that malware accesses your system—the Internet and email. So basically, anytime you’re connected online.

Malware can penetrate your computer when (deep breath now) you surf through hacked websites, click on game demos, download infected music files, install new toolbars from an unfamiliar provider, set up software from a dicey source, open a malicious email attachment, or pretty much everything else you download from the web onto a device that lacks a quality anti-malware security application.

Malicious apps can hide in seemingly legitimate applications, especially when they are downloaded from websites or messages instead of a secure app store. Here it’s important to look at the warning messages when installing applications, especially if they seek permission to access your email or other personal information.

For more details        https://www.malwarebytes.com/malware/

Would you please mind sharing the Links of the thread if it's here on bitcointalk forum and also screenshots if it's through emails or other websites so that members can be aware of it.
Also i encourage you to report any sort of proven scam on Scam Accusations (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=83.0) Board so that any forum accounts involved in promoting it can be red trusted.

If this attempt happened on this forum, then you should drop a link to the account or group, and what they are selling.
If not then this topic should not be in Meta.
And it's the basic idea that all scammers use and have been using.
Don't click unverified links.
Only enter dealings with credible individuals
Avoid unauthorized mails from unknown sources.
Also avoid promotion groups on platforms like telegram.

I understand that the merit hunt is quite a no joking matter and members are really doing things to attain it but be very sure that if you make it a do or die thing then you would from time to time fall on the wrong side of the rule

The original owner of the post was just stating some security measures he fill would be helpful to others and mentioned malware which he/she definitely know about it and if any one don't know about it can just search it up

But you copied and pasted the post from this article
https://www.malwarebytes.com/malware/

This is against the rule although you stated the link you still did not source it rather you copied and pasted.

hopefully we can get rid of anonymity here in the forum. I know it is against cryptocurrency feature but because of these scammers they can easily use and roam in this forum to scam other users. It might be good to have a real account to be used so that scamming and illegal activities will be minimized. There are many in this forum so you should not trust any of here and just mind your own business and this is what Iearned the most here.

scammers can't be helped just as you can't avoid bad people.  let's just choose to be good to each other.

It's not going to happen because this has been discussed before and theymos said this.


He did state the source where he got the definition so plagiarism is out of the picture. I think it's just a poor way of posting he could've done better by quoting the entire thing instead of only quoting the word from the OP.

Actually it was a user from this forum but he contacted me on Telegram. The link is https://cryptocashback.org/ [WATCH OUT!]
Also watch out for another new scam, people who are trying to pay you in Paypal, they will ask for you e-mailaddress and will send a fake e-mail to you that you have received the payment. If you look on your actual paypal you will see that you did not receive the funds.

There is a different type of scammers everywhere. Just one thing we can understand and we have to do. The thing is to please don't make deal with random people without any escrow or trustworthy method. The scammers can bind malware with digital goods, then my personal opinion is don't make deal with random people.

Hey this is not a new way of scamming people, it's an old one seen it couple of times you need to understand that anything which is to good to be true online is a scam until proven it's not a scam. I keep getting such links and mails everyday, and each time I simply ignore them to be on a safe side as I don't trust such links. If these links come via a mail see if they addressed you via name or email, as the ones that address you via your email are guaranteed scams and a must avoid.

Scammers have been sending malwares since Adam and it definitely isn't s new scheme nor a new thread, I'll advice you make use of the search button next time
But you sure can help yourself,and try to protect yourself,by staying away from suspicious links or engaging in suspicious,shady deals owta greed
"Those who make a profession of goodness in everything,will necessarily come to grief amongst those who aren't good"--Nicollo Machiavelli.

Could you please elaborate a little bit more? Where did the scam attempt happen, how did the scammer contact you, why?, ...
Would help other people a lot to avoid being scamed!

Well if it's what's a thinking the this is an old mode of scamming where the scammer suggest a tool to you which could be a malware or phishing site

Guys don't fed your greediness if someone says he'll send you first bitcoin. This isn't actually a new scam but this happened in the past too which has been known for 'cashback' scam.

They will dispute and reverse the transaction with their invalid reason but as a sender their side will be in favor of the payment processor. Don't fall for these cashback scams and that's another fishy thing if they requires you download an extension.

Just keep in mind that if they say that they will send the payment first if they are asking for you to do something either than to look for an escrow service you should back out of the deal and never talk to that person again. People saying that they will pay first but you need to do something else is really a red flag that the person wants to gain something from you and will really not send any kind of payments at all, also try not to fall victim to them as they really know how to be convincing to what they are saying.

@OP
If someone says he will go first then he should just go first. If the condition of him going first is that you need to click on some weird link, download a file, extension, attachment - stay away from that - report it and be safe. You don t need to do any of that in order to get a payment sent to you.

Why don t you want to say who the user is who talked to you over telegram? What is his profile here on the forums and can you prove it is him contacting you via telegram, any PMs with his telegram id sent or other proof?

Also regarding your 2nd post for the Paypal scam.
Financial institutions like your Bank or Paypal state your Full Name in their email correspondence! The first sentence in the email usually goes:
Dear Name Surname,

If it starts with Dear user, Dear Sir/Madam, Dear John - it is usually fake!

 

I'm pretty sure most(if not all) people here values anonymity a lot. If they add something like KYC to be able to reduce scammers, I don't think it would work. People would probably just leave bitcointalk all together, irregardless if the admins are trustworthy or not. I think the small BTC requirement when registering new accounts on sort of "evil IPs" sort of works decently.

@OP: You should share the website that the scammer give so that everyone here would know if the website is a 100% scam and 100% malware that will only take what's yours. As we all know safety  nowadays are not that great because of the greedy ones that will take whatever they can get by scamming or malware attacks.

u have the link can share out?

Cryptocashback.org

There is a thread created yesterday on the Scam Accusations board which goes into some of the details of how the conning process works, and the related chat conversation with someone representing that site (see  Amazing attempt to scam! Read laugh and report it. cryptocashback.org (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5083404.msg48602283#msg48602283)).
I also found a comment saying that there was a second team behind the project now, being the first accused of performing an "exit scam" (see https://coincodex.com/crypto/cryptocashback).

Just stay away from sites of a kind, and even more if you are required to install anything to operate and the rewards are too good to be true ...

Please support your claims with links to they website in other to first proof your point is right and secondly helping the members of this forum to stay away from such site. Well we all need to be careful on what extension we download from any site cause the cyber space is full with different people with different motives.

Good to know, thanks for this warning! I generally avoid any suspicious downloads, especially if someone on Telegram PMs me and I should download something. There's a big no for me. Finally it's only a story he spins around this scam to lead you to download something.
The story is just fluff and his argument to send first. Before he requires you downloading the malware download.