Title: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: cryptoaddictchie on June 05, 2020, 04:32:54 PM What Happened:
I just stumble on the spreadsheet of Unifinity Bounty campaign its like most of the high rank used to fill up form for registration. Now this is really alarming. I do hope the manager should be able to reject the application of those scammers who used our accounts for applying on their campaign. Bounty Thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5252718.0 Profile of users that has been used on registration. For those who will be on the list just wanted to inform you that your profile accounts are used for cheating. Check the spreadsheet: Code: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1Ov2kZAr_jV0MUlw7HWGJGIZeiEW-48T787bCPPd2BF0/htmlview# Search your name on Facebook and Twitter sheet. You'll see the magic and your facebook and twitter dopple account. :( List of some used profiles for registration: Code: Psynthax Note: many more but to many to add and only mentioned those I seen active here on forum Now this is really dissapointing. Some reputable accounts has been used for this. I will compile those addressed that has been used and reported it. I know there is a way to report ethereum address used for cheating Now Im calling the attention of the bounty manager Edraket3 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=317290) to inspect the applications cause if you check the thread there are no POA application on these high rank accounts. Scammers ethereum address Code: 0xF1C33614671C00d5ba30a3d1718B6f00f9884eFe Most of the participants have been rejected so far by the bounty manager of this campaign Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: Bthd on June 05, 2020, 04:51:08 PM This is the main reason for using proof messages. Sending proof messages is a rule for this bounty but i didnt see a slot for writing proof link on application form. This explains why they chose them to attack. We can find cheater's username if we check ethereum adresses (maybe).
Quote █POST IN THIS THREAD :█ Code: ##PROOF OF AUTHENTICATION## Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: electronicash on June 05, 2020, 05:14:15 PM i'm also there nay! i really think bounty manager should check it all to see if we have some post of authentication and if we didn't post an authentication, then we need to be taken out of that sheet. the graphics of the project seem very unpro. this must be a scam project, just look at the team members. i'm a Filipino and this is a Filipino project yet the team members of this project aren't even Filipinos. Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: aioc on June 05, 2020, 05:18:10 PM This is the main reason for using proof messages. Sending proof messages is a rule for this bounty but i didnt see a slot for writing proof link on application form. This explains why they chose them to attack. We can find cheater's username if we check ethereum adresses (maybe). Quote █POST IN THIS THREAD :█ Code: ##PROOF OF AUTHENTICATION## I wonder why they did not do that it was a big issue in the past when people were using other people's account so they can cheat bounty campaign, this is what happens when you have an incompetent bounty manager, not doing the right thing, this campaign will be messed up. There's a possibility of double-entry in the article and video creation and even in the signature campaign Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: Leviathan.007 on June 05, 2020, 09:22:55 PM I'm also there... >:(
Thank you for let us know @cryptoaddictchie. The bounty manager should be more careful about these stuff. That's why they usually ask for proof of authentication. Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: Kemarit on June 05, 2020, 10:12:53 PM Good that I'm not in the list, but damn, this has been practices in late 2017 and I thought bounty managers or should be all aware of this kind of fraud. And yet it is already 2020 and those cheaters still find way to use this old but effective fraudulent practice. I think we need the bounty managers to check everyone of his participants.
And thanks to the @cryptoaddictchie for a great job catching them. Checking the profile of the bounty manager, it seems to be his first time to handle a campaign and probably this is the reason why many cheaters where able to get in. But this is not an excuse and I do hope that he will reply on this thread. Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: Arshe26 on June 06, 2020, 12:05:01 AM The Bounty manager will see to it that all the given list will be check and all the participants who tried to cheat using an account that is not them will be disqualified.
Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: Edraket31 on June 06, 2020, 12:44:44 AM What Happened: I just stumble on the spreadsheet of Unifinity Bounty campaign its like most of the high rank used to fill up form for registration. Now this is really alarming. I do hope the manager should be able to reject the application of those scammers who used our accounts for applying on their campaign. Bounty Thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5252718.0 Profile of users that has been used on registration. For those who will be on the list just wanted to inform you that your profile accounts are used for cheating. Check the spreadsheet: Code: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1Ov2kZAr_jV0MUlw7HWGJGIZeiEW-48T787bCPPd2BF0/htmlview# Search your name on Facebook and Twitter sheet. You'll see the magic and your facebook and twitter dopple account. :( List of some used profiles for registration: Code: Psynthax Note: many more but to many to add and only mentioned those I seen active here on forum Now this is really dissapointing. Some reputable accounts has been used for this. I will compile those addressed that has been used and reported it. I know there is a way to report ethereum address used for cheating Now Im calling the attention of the bounty manager Edraket3 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=317290) to inspect the applications cause if you check the thread there are no application on these high rank accounts. Scammers ethereum address Code: Will work on compilation later for reporting Thank you , Our Bounty team is now working on checking all valid participants. This is the reason why Authentication post is required. Ensuring that no cheaters will be accepted on this campaign Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: aioc on June 06, 2020, 03:10:31 AM I'm sure these are old cheaters in the forum, those caught should be tagged I remember back 2018 my signature stake was awarded to a cheater because of triple entry using my Bitcointalk account with three different eth address in the entry, cheaters will always cheat if they find a way to do it, it's either you implement verification or proof of authentication.
Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: sheenshane on June 06, 2020, 04:02:21 AM Yeah right, I saw this kind of fraud way back year 2017 when I was active joining in some bounties campaign.
The only solution to this is to verify the authentication posted by the real account because not only twitter and Facebook are fake there, they also used a fake telegram account. I saw mate @CryptopreneurBrainboss Bitcointalk name and profile there.
Which is the real telegram account of @CryptopreneurBrainboss is, @PedroBrainboss that you can found under on his Bitcointalk profile. Good thing my name wasn't there. Do you think how many dummies accounts in social media this cheater had? Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: cryptoaddictchie on June 06, 2020, 04:33:29 AM Do you think how many dummies accounts in social media this cheater had? Not just him, even a lot of users have different set of telegram and email attached to its high rank accounrs. Based on the current spreadsheet, the facebook participants are 422 and for Twitter is 404. But if we are going to compared the actual proof of authentication from real applicants, the thread is only three pages utmost. So there is possibility that he/they operate above 200 to 300 dummies more or less but chances it could be moreJust rough estimation. Its not helpful to note those telegram username cause they can just changed them anytime. But its worth doing to note those emails used and ethereum address so there are reference here in forum just in case they do it again on other campaigns. Will comply too those email and eth address used Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: crwth on June 06, 2020, 07:30:11 AM I appreciate you OP for taking the time to compile all of this. I was surprised when I'm mentioned in a "Scam Accusation" Board. But after reading the whole topic, I understood that my profile was applied to be used there. Unfortunately, the manager there is quite negligent with that. I'm not sure how I got there but there's no authentication post from me and I was still posted in the spreadsheet. I just don't understand how it happens to be there though.
The Google Sheet is in View Only. Unless the editor of that is also part of the scam or something. I don't know. Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: btcltcdigger on June 06, 2020, 07:39:43 AM Fck it, i'll just tell BM to change the address to mine, and let the scammer do all the work
Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: LoyceV on June 06, 2020, 08:56:16 AM This is the main reason for using proof messages. I'm pretty sure the main reason is bumping and spamming the thread. Otherwise it could be handled by PM, or via the user's Bitcointalk Profile.Thank you , Our Bounty team is now working on checking all valid participants. This is the reason why Authentication post is required. Ensuring that no cheaters will be accepted on this campaign Why don't you let them post their address in their profile? You can even use Google Docs spreadsheet to scrape the data, so they'll be instantly accepted or rejected after joining. You'll save yourself a lot of time that way, and reduce spam on the forum.Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: AB de Royse777 on June 06, 2020, 10:33:09 AM Thank you , Our Bounty team is now working on checking all valid participants. This is the reason why Authentication post is required. Ensuring that no cheaters will be accepted on this campaign Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: NeuroticFish on June 06, 2020, 05:07:36 PM It's not the first campaign I see my name in, like this.
Glad to see they're nuked now, at least the campaign manager did react pretty fast after this was uncovered. Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: Bitcoinislife09 on June 06, 2020, 07:37:43 PM Seems like the manager already rejected a lot of the participant. My name is on the list and the Facebook profile that is link is not mine so clearly, there is someone using a lot of our profiles. The application should be posted in the bitcointalk account so that the manager could confirm it. The registration for the Facebook campaign is just using google docs and anybody could use anyone username in bitcointalk the manager should know it already but it was fine since a lot of participants were rejected already. It seems like they been doing this for a long time or maybe only by one user is doing all of the applications that are rejected. Anyway, it guesses it didn't work at all but it was not great. What a great find the bounty was just June 2020 so a lot of people could go and attempt this its better that we are aware of it if someone attempts it again. Also, I think the proof message would be enough to be accepted as an applicant.
Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: cryptoaddictchie on June 09, 2020, 06:15:13 AM Fck it, i'll just tell BM to change the address to mine, and let the scammer do all the work Good idea since they are fond of using other's account why not change to users address and let these scumbags cry for the reward their work for. Some bad guy used my name too. Nuke them !!! :-P Got rejected already mate. I didnt know that your a girl dude based on your facebook profile Royse777 Facebook Profile (https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/soniya.rabha.56&sa=D&ust=1591684013952000&usg=AFQjCNG4cLuiVGGQR2pY3ZyQrn_pufstPQ) ;D damn scammers didnt know how to recognize name and just add random facebook. It's not the first campaign I see my name in, like this. Yes. Probably they already recognized they were rejected cause if no one noticed they may add some more participants account. Glad to see they're nuked now, at least the campaign manager did react pretty fast after this was uncovered. Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: smyslov on June 09, 2020, 09:12:46 AM A lot of accounts should be investigated here, we can trace who owns those Facebook accounts or twitter accounts linked to a specific account here in Bitcointalk and tagged all these accounts, it's bounty manager's fault why this thing happens, he should know that there, a verification post is important so the entry can be validate now they have to fix their mistakes.
Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: sujonali1819 on June 09, 2020, 09:40:29 AM A lot of accounts should be investigated here, we can trace who owns those Facebook accounts or twitter accounts linked to a specific account here in Bitcointalk and tagged all these accounts, it's bounty manager's fault why this thing happens, he should know that there, a verification post is important so the entry can be validate now they have to fix their mistakes. How you will investigate the facebook and twitter account if the scammer just submit a random profile there by collecting from internet? I visited some profiles few minutes ago and see most of the accounts that has not a crypto related post in the past. So that means the scammer just put it and he/she also does not know the real user of that facebook/twitter accounts. So I think you can not get any good result by this way. Only The bounty manager can reduce this. And this the bounty manager responsibility. When all bounty manager will be aware of it and reject all the suspicious applications then they will automatically stop this ways to scam. Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: AB de Royse777 on June 09, 2020, 09:44:32 AM Got rejected already mate. I didnt know that your a girl dude based on your facebook profile Royse777 Facebook Profile (https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/soniya.rabha.56&sa=D&ust=1591684013952000&usg=AFQjCNG4cLuiVGGQR2pY3ZyQrn_pufstPQ) ;D damn scammers didnt know how to recognize name and just add random facebook. LOL I am too young there and I bet my fingers are not fat as I have :-D Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: JeromeTash on June 09, 2020, 02:13:57 PM A lot of accounts should be investigated here, we can trace who owns those Facebook accounts or twitter accounts linked to a specific account here in Bitcointalk and tagged all these accounts, it's bounty manager's fault why this thing happens, he should know that there, a verification post is important so the entry can be validate now they have to fix their mistakes. Everything used including the social media usernames and profiles are just random. It's only the Ether addresses that may be the only actual thing that belong to the person behind this... But problem is the addresses are also brand new so there is no way of linking through transactions to find out who actually the person behind this is.Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: cryptoaddictchie on June 10, 2020, 02:56:47 PM How you will investigate the facebook and twitter account if the scammer just submit a random profile there by collecting from internet? We cant do that for those social media accounts. Only the ethereum addresses are the only link to those cheaters. Im pretty sure that even the owner of these social accounts have no idea that they have been used for these kind of fraud.But problem is the addresses are also brand new so there is no way of linking through transactions to find out who actually the person behind this is. The only way can do about this. Is just report those address and post as a warning. I do hope those address once reported as scam or alleged used for scam should be lock by ethereum network but this is far from reality to happen soon or never will due to the nature of blockchain. Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: ecnalubma on June 27, 2020, 06:46:59 PM That is very rampant today, I was also victimised by cheater before used my username and used random social media accounts then took the reward which unfortunately I joined without knowing that he registered my username first. Lesson learned because I didn’t check the spreadsheet after I registered was my mistake.
Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: JeromeTash on June 27, 2020, 10:04:58 PM The only way can do about this. Is just report those address and post as a warning. I do hope those address once reported as scam or alleged used for scam should be lock by ethereum network but this is far from reality to happen soon or never will due to the nature of blockchain. It's something hard to pull off and not really effective because the address is brand new (no transactions to trace if it was marked as a scammer's address), and the scammer can also easily generate another address using HD wallets like Metamask or Myetherwallet when applying for another campaign using the same usernamesTitle: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: AhmadM on June 28, 2020, 01:37:06 AM I really don't understand why people enroll campaign with random social media accounts, how they will complete the tasks if they not the owner of that accounts (except they already bought those accounts)? What I can think the reason behind it only the campaign manager didn't work properly or handled by an unprofessional manager.
Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: cryptoaddictchie on June 28, 2020, 04:08:41 AM It's something hard to pull off and not really effective because the address is brand new (no transactions to trace if it was marked as a scammer's address), and the scammer can also easily generate another address using HD wallets like Metamask or Myetherwallet when applying for another campaign using the same usernames Actually you are right but reporting it would let anyone know that their address has been used for scamming. Its gonna be hard to catch these guys because they are just depending on the assumption that the account they used are also joining the campaign they trying to get some tokens too. Maybe some manager missed it if they were careless and too bad the one work hard for pormotions only scammer will received their rewards.What I can think the reason behind it only the campaign manager didn't work properly or handled by an unprofessional manager. Correct. If those works have been credited then only scammer will gain the rewarda, but since they are randomly doing that they are also not sure but there are cases probably that tokens went to scammer address instead of the one work on it. Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: Mrengage on June 28, 2020, 12:49:28 PM That is very rampant today, I was also victimised by cheater before used my username and used random social media accounts then took the reward which unfortunately I joined without knowing that he registered my username first. Lesson learned because I didn’t check the spreadsheet after I registered was my mistake. That's a very big mistake even when registering on a bounty it's always advisable to check your data on the shit to see if there is any mistake done just like that of BOUNTY DETECTIVE they made everything available not until bounty is over that's when the will start trying to figure out one or two members who has an issue regarding another Account who is using ones details to get the reward. Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: alik111 on June 28, 2020, 01:55:30 PM In bounties spamming or cheating is now a major problem which should be solved in a constructive way. I think All High ranked users should discuss about it's solution.Moderators should make some rules which will be very restricted and anti spamming.
Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: ryzaadit on June 28, 2020, 02:07:23 PM -snip- The forum not moderated any kind of scam or bounty and everyone have no time for solving this.The bounty have a manager and team project right? then they should solve it the best way to prevent the cheater for their own project. There is no guarantee at all a bounty without cheating, always has some cheater. But if the project hiring a good manager, at least the manager knows how to make the cheater not too much by limiting each application by using email or device also using POA to check and verify all entries. If you want a bounty 100% without cheater, is impossible. Title: Re: Scammers using Profile of High rank members to join social campaign of UNIFINITY Post by: hulla on June 28, 2020, 09:29:27 PM -snip- The forum not moderated any kind of scam or bounty and everyone have no time for solving this.The bounty have a manager and team project right? then they should solve it the best way to prevent the cheater for their own project. There is no guarantee at all a bounty without cheating, always has some cheater. But if the project hiring a good manager, at least the manager knows how to make the cheater not too much by limiting each application by using email or device also using POA to check and verify all entries. If you want a bounty 100% without cheater, is impossible. |