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When you don't know what ends a exchange website ( .com .net .io ) there might be a problem, most especially if you are new to the exchange, today I tried to open an account for MXC exchange and because I am not familiar with the exchange I use google to search for info and this is what I found.

https://i.imgur.com/ABfdrMp.png

There are fake links to majority of crypto exchanges, this isn't the first time, when I saw .ai I knew something is wrong and again the second red flag is the Ad, that's an ad link, scammers are advertising their cloned exchanges, be very careful what you seek for mates.

It's dangerous to search websites and official links through Google this days, in fact I don't know what is wrong with google team, they don't give a damn if ads are fake or scam, they only care about money just like everyone, where as rep must always comes first, it's better to use coinmarketcap to dig up the real link to a particular exchange you looking for

Google not moderated every ADS has been registered on their ADS.

That's why for the best security never visiting an exchange based on any search feature the phishing will always show up on the first page because they're paying with ads. I give you a few tips, If you don't know the real domain for some exchange but know the name exchange.
- Go to coin provider service like "CoinmarketCap"
- Choose Exchange List Section.
- Click link exchange from there.

This will be more safe instance using search browser, but will be always a good way is bookmark every important website you are used and click or visited by your bookmark.

Google search result ads are certainly the largest reason why there are more scam attempts and phising sites. Even twitter and Youtube are filled with fake and fraudulent accounts of exchanges and wallets. As ryzaadit mentioned, going through a reference site like coinmarketcap, coingecko or leading their through official thread from this forum could be a better idea.

Newbies should not use google search for visiting exchanges, casinos, online wallets or any crypto website wherw they have funds deposited. Phishing site that is allowed by google ads will display.

Google is at fault on this matter. They shouldn't allow such phishing links to avail their ads space. Even ponzi's, they are also not filtering it before an approval to show in google top results.

Coinmarketcap and coingecko did this right, every legit crypto data and informations can be found through this two websites so let go of google search engine when you are seeking for any crypto related websites and data informations, google sucks and even their playstore is full of fake and cloned applications

So here's the solution :

1. Don't use Google to search any kind service, exchanges, wallets etc. Firefox are better option if you don't like Tor.

2. Bookmarked the right URL

3. Install Ublock to block any kind ads.

You'll always see many phishing sites out there until you change your browser.

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IMO this thread should be moved to Beginner & Help sections.

I think it's google's fault to allow such phishing website advertising to their platform. Google's exposure is so big that they actually need to rethink how they review all those ads because the impact will be significant even if these website only appears in some searched keywords.

At this point, it's not a wrong thing to assume that advertisement from google basically bloated with all these phishing site. Also, remember about the same thing happened in their play store.

If scammers are willing to pay for advertising their scam links and projects google won't mind bringing up the banner on their search engines for them, it's always about the money, they don't care about their credibility or anything

Don't ever use google to find exchanges, you are so luck to understand the difference, many newbies lose money through this type of search, scammers are getting smarter almost everyday now so stay away from search engines and start looking into crypto data engines like coinmarketcap instead

I've always seen fake ads on google that's why I don't trust the first link on google. I was just wondering why does google doesn't know this did they review it or not? well a lot of user might fall for this even I did not know what is the right link and which are not.

Yes every first link using Google search are always in ads and probably they are scam links, it's better to start avoiding any ads websites from Google search, I use antivirus that always avoid any ads link when browsing the web, it's avast antivirus, all ads on google are excluded automatically

That was very common now, in almost popular exchange, to popular crypto wallets, etc. have fake duplicates And the most annoying part was Google tolerated those activities. The proliferation of those fake sites on Google is very alarming and if we are not careful, I'm sure we can be potential victims.  thats why we must observe extra precaution while visiting those links just for sure.  

I must be one of the guys that skips ads and dont even look on them. Strange that I dont even have ads like OP showed or similar appeared on my google search page. I dont even have an explanation, why would someone click on ad on purpose, if he was googling something or even googling for an exchange. If I was looking for an exchange, I would spend time searching for a safe, lowest fee, quickest one, but not clicking on ad definitely.

This is not new google always have a fake ads on their website and I don't think they are aware of it so we should really be careful in clicking the links and we should be responsible in every steps we are doing.

The problem why does google let them use their platform for scam or phishing websites using the ads .they should verified first  before  they accept the ads to prevent phishing it is difficult because of that many newcomers can fall victim which is they are starting their journey in crypto currency and they don't have idea that phising is exist .

There is a lot of happens before that crypto user try to login to the sites they visit because they have similar name but the only difference is one letter and after their login to the fake account they information got of the hacker so we need to be careful for the website we visited and login our information just check every letters if it's correct to make sure that the website that you visited is legit and correct because once you make mistakes possible your funds will lose.

There are a lot of cases like this that happen, so I hope all of us can bookmark important links, including exchanges and wallets if you are not using the mobile version. most people are not careful with the links they press and scammers are getting smarter at cloning websites, so we have to be careful

Well, irresponsible people are trying to create phishing sites everywhere. they try to use a capital letter like "i" changing it to "I" to resemble the letter L to trap the user. however, it also occurs on exchanges as well as other sites where you store your data or assets. this has also happened to Myetherwallet. be careful when accessing the site. the best way to make an exchange is to try via coinmarketcap, or coingecko

It seems like online is now more dangerous than offline, not even apps are safe for downloading anymore, this google for example allows cloned crypto wallets on their store and they failed to fish all fake apps out, now their search engine is even displaying scam links and phishing websites, google is a total failure honestly, to download the correct apps now you have to find their official sources and google seem like the only way, it's time to find other ways

yes I have also been almost exposed to tricks and phishing like that when searching for Binance on Google, there are lots of Exchange website clones, everyone has to be careful, and thanks for the info you share

Scammers all around we shouldn't be easily be fooled by everyone if we are careful let's practice some good habits like checking the url or the domain, do some basic research, etc. right now it's not just that the cryptocurrency have many scammers but also all around the internet so we should be very careful.

I've fell for a phishing websites before but I was so dumb at the thing that I don't even know there is such thing called phishing scam, scammers creates websites that is near identical to the original website, If you don't look at the name very carefully you will fall for it, Scammers use l where is should be i most times and so on

Every first ads that pops up when using Google search engine must be avoided at all costs, MXC exchange isn't the only one that gets cloned by Scammers, there are many others like metamask for example, I hope everyone will abstain from whatever they don't know and seek for answers before sending assets to any third party platforms

Phishing sites are really everywhere on the surface web; that is why we should avoid clicking unnecessary sites and downloading crack software because we could easily get hacked. We should also avoid logging in using our main accounts on devices that we mostly use to search on the web. I always used a separate device when I try to click unnecessary links because it is the best way for hackers not to detect and bypass my wallets and accounts.

from the URL we already know. when you get the real address immediately save the bookmark. it will help us to access afterward. Although we have done so we also have to be careful. scammers can take whatever it takes to get hacked. Of course, we haven't forgotten how the accounts of big people in the world were also hacked.

That's why we must avoid to search about cryptocurrency exchange websites on google. Scammers are doing this kind of scam attempts for a long time unfortunately those people who are new in crypto are being victim of this kind of scams so they need to move very cautiously on this way, always get official link of any cryptocurrency exchange through coingecko or cmc.

It is one of our responsibility to be careful and mindful in everything we do here in the crypto world. Before entering, we were made aware of the risks that we may encounter here. Scammers will always be present for sure since there are a lot of people who wants to take advantage of the newbies, those who are careless and even those who are here for a long time already. We must also spread information to many to those who still lack in knowledge about crypto. Let us not let them stay ignorant so that they wouldn't experience fraud and will enjoy investments as much as we do.

Google always tries to give them the best. Many times unsolicited leads for page ratings or popularity. The scammers also use it to present their website in the Google search box. It is better to name the website manually. Or you can access the website from coinmarketcap (https://coinmarketcap.com/) or coingecko (https://www.coingecko.com/en). Best to enter from the official link. A lesson for newcomers and they should be followed.

Yes, one should be very careful while opening any new website without knowing its proper domain and one should not blindly open a website by typing in the address bar because it can lead you to the phishing website and you can end up in loss. I also made this mistake once when I open myetherwallet by mistake with a scam website and I lost my all valued coins So I learned a bitter lesson from that day I always bookmark the genuine links and open it from the bookmark link. So I advise never to open a website through google search or by typing yourself in the address bar.

Helping other people with knowledge that you have will allow them to learn more deeper, it's not easy to work around this industry as there are many scammers and hackers who are just waiting for opportunities to take away your money, if you have good understanding and you can share it to most people around.

You're not just alarming them but also sharing it to others to also be aware that inside this market
knowledge is the best tool to survive and to avoid many possibilities of losing, take a little step in
learning more deeper to succeed from this choosen venue.

many phishing sites now, especially now that there are many new exchanges,
and making scammers also more relaxed, stepping into the crypto world must be careful,
phishing sites, scammers and greed when trading are our main enemies, be careful.

As Google continuously acquire financial gain for every advertisement, they will maintain the implementation of search engine marketing. Apparently, it generates an innovative idea for defrauders to commit fraudulent conduct. With Google being an accessible website, there is a greater chance that a large number of individuals will be fooled by these phishing websites. Thus, we can’t trust and believe anything we see on the internet. The top result on the page does not mean it is the particular site that you are looking for. Regardless, good work OP. Let's hope that people will take note of it.

Going through Google is even more dangerous because there is no censor to the ads so it brings all both real and fake. The exchange platform do also warn users to be careful when accessing their exchange and make sure it's the correct link they are using. It's best to know and take caution.

You are absolutely right. We should be careful if we are finding anything in google not only exchange. There are many scam sites advertisement on google.
I will suggest everyone avoid any scam exchange of crypto you should go to Coinmarketcap to get the real exchange site's link.

Alot of fake ads are everywhere on Google these days that most people couldn't different from the right Google channel to the wrong ones, it is such a disappointment that Google is allowing all sorts of fake ads and sites to operate irrationally scamming alot of people on a daily basi without having a proper review on them. Proper assessment should be made before going for any form of transactions via Google as most of them ain't as genuine as we think, we should be security cautious as well before clicking any untrusted links showing on google.

Shame to google for advertising scam ads through their search engine, they have make it big and they have no reason to protect any reputation I guess but the future remains uncertain, if a new search engine rise from the deep google might take a second place, their playstore for android users isn't safe as well, even their chrome browser is full of spying wares too, google need to be care or people will end up leaving them and find other means

every time i try to enter an exchange, i always go to Coinmarketcap and search it there and enter from the link given, you can't trust anything these days, scammers keep using new methods every time.