[What happened:]

What happened:
While I was browsing the Goods board earlier, I noticed there's a user that claims his/her software can generate a ridiculous amount of Bitcoin and upon checking one of his/her other threads, it became worse!

Scammers Profile Link:
Bucksoftware101

Reference Link:
- Selling Bitcoin SmartGen – Premium Version 2023 - Exclusive Lifetime Access ^[archived]

• Bitcoin SmartGen is computer software for generating Bitcoin by exploiting flaws in the Bitcoin network. Integrated with a powerful hacking script, this software can generate up to 100 BTC per day on any type of wallet with a full 3/3 confirmation and you had the option of making your transaction completely anonymous. The RBF option as well as the setting of Proxy are also possible.
  
  I can help you setup the system through team viewer or you follow the video guide i'll add to the package. I give full refund if you do not get positive result.
  ~Snipped~
  

- Selling Meta Bitcoin Injector Software - 2023 Updated Version ^[archived]

• Meta Bitcoin Injector is a software that exploits the flaws of the bitcoin network using a powerful integrated computer script that allows it to generate a maximum of 300 Bitcoin per injection. It ensures a full confirmation of the transaction and generates the Bitcoin on any type of wallet and any type of addresses. The transaction can be completely anonymous. With this software, you can also generate Bitcoins on several cryptocurrency exchangers.
  ~Snipped~
  

Tagged and "created a flag".

Ayon sa sinabi ni Kenneth Stern ^{[general manager ng Binance PH]}, mukhang nakahanap na sila ng workaround sa pag kuha ng mga license dahil nasa final stages daw ang acquisition ^[source]. Since hindi nila binangit ang pangalan ng firm, we can only speculate...

• List of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) [^{As of 30 June 2022]}
• List of Electronic Money Issuers (EMIs) ^{[As of 20 April 2022]}

List of firms with both licenses:

Code:

Zybi Tech, Inc.
WIBS PHP, Inc. (not operational)
TopJuan Technologies Corporation (not operational)
PDAX
Philbit Money Changer and Remittance Services, Inc. (PHILBIT)
PayMaya Philippines, Inc.
i-Remit, Inc. (not yet operational)

Anu masasabi niyo sa balitang ito? Personally sa tingin ko hindi parin titigil yung mga tao na nag complain dati...

[DON'T INSTALL THIS]

Trezor finally introduced an easier way for "normal users" to directly install the Bitcoin-only firmware in Trezor Suite!
^{Note: Bitcoin-only firmware existed "since 2019", but it was meant for advanced users.}

Steps for switching the firmware on Trezor Suite ^[v22.8.2]:

• Settings > Device tab > FIRMWARE > Type > Click Switch to Bitcoin > Install Firmware
  ^{Note: For those that use their hardware wallets for 2FA, "DON'T INSTALL THIS" Firmware!}

More information: Trezor Suite and firmware updates August 2022: Bitcoin-only firmware in Trezor Suite!

[What happened :]

What happened :
While I was browsing the Mining board, I noticed a new user with a couple of posts ^{[one of them is a newly created thread]} that clearly shows he/she is shilling for a specific website and when I looked closer, I noticed it's one of those Punycode attacks!
^{- It appears that they're taking advantage of the fact that the original website (previous archive) is currently down!}

Scammers Profile Link:
Innominer

Reference Link:
Latest posts of Innominer ^[archived]

• pangoıinminer.com/shop/ ^[archived]

Additional Notes:
If you go to their website and copy everything from the search bar and post it anywhere, it'll lead to the following result:

Code:

https://www.xn--pangoinminer-54b.com/shop/

Tagged and "created a flag".
Update:

Look who's back ^{[new account = Sirocco3]} promoting the "link in the subject field" after a short hiatus and it appears that he/she included another fake website in the mix as well...

Reference Link:
Latest posts of Sirocco3 ^[archived]

• miner.ebang.cn.com ^[archived] - I believe the original website is or was "miner.ebang.com.cn" instead!
  

Tagged and "created a flag".

[What happened:]

What happened:
While I was scrolling through topics in the Computer hardware section, I noticed there's a new branded account that's promoting a new platform, so I did some digging and found the following red flags:

• Fake reviews taken from other platforms ^[screenshot]
• Their "About Us" page, has plagiarized content ^[screenshot] from another platform ^[screenshot]
• At the bottom of the above page, they're claiming they made "2,648 successful deliveries with 10 being on each day" and that equates to being in operation for roughly 9 months, but they only registered their domain "two months ago"!
  
  • There are even a "bunch of blog posts" from last year!
• They pretend that almost all of their products are heavily discounted:
  
  • Shop (page 1)
  • Shop (page 2)

Scammers Profile Link:
Eurone Mining

Reference Link:
Buy Bitmain Antminer D7 ^[archived]
euronemining.com ^[archived]
Tagged and "created a flag".

[What happened:]

What happened:
While I was browsing the "Trezor's subreddit" page, I noticed there's a warning from a few days back, and since some of the users might not be frequent visitors of that page, I'm going to extend the warning here ^{[credit goes to @dpeacock93]}!

Reference Link:
- warning scam site
- Archived version of trez0r.io

Code:

trez0r.io

Additional Notes:
If you hover over some of the texts on the header and footer area, you'll see there's also another phishing website (archived version of trezoŗ.org)!
^{- Unfortunately, the main one is using NameCheap services, so it'd probably take a while to take it down [please take a minute to report them].}

Code:

trezoŗ.org

Domain name: trez0r.io
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.namecheap.com
Registrar URL: http://www.namecheap.com
Creation Date: 2022-06-21T16:14:34.03Z
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@namecheap.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.9854014545

Domain name: trezoŗ.org
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.reg.com
Registrar URL: https://www.reg.com
Registrar URL: https://www.reg.ru
Creation Date: 2022-05-31T08:14:26Z
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@reg.ru
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +7.4955801111

[What happened:]

What happened:
As soon as I saw it's a self-moderated thread and they're using a URL shortener to hide their link, I knew something wasn't right! Based on the "trace result", it's safe to say that there's a connection between them and "Chainmine.io ^{[and "Prime-Coin.co"]}!

Scammers Profile Link:
RYX573

Reference Link:
Free 1 TH/s Bitcoin Mining Power For Lifetime/Monthly Profit: 0.00023 BTC ^[archived]

• ~Snipped~
  Link: tinyurl dot com/BTCTHS
  

btcoincloudmine.com ^[archived]

• [Expose] Chainmine.io Hype Project

Additional Notes:

• It already has a lot of bad reviews on "Trustpilot"!
  
  

• Domain Name: btcoincloudmine.com
  Registrar URL: https://www.namesilo.com/
  Creation Date: 2022-02-19T07:00:00Z

Tagged and "created a flag".

[What happened::]

What happened::
As soon as I saw the subject field on "this thread", I knew it was one of those sellers that pretends to have a mining rig that's not yet available in the market ^{[it'll be shipped starting "next month"]} and in addition to that, the second line in the thread in question, translates to: "On sale: buy 2 get 1 free as a discount."

Scammers Profile Link:
Jabrichimport

Reference Link:
New 2022 BITMAIN ANTMINER S19 Pro+ Hyd 198TH/s (WhatsApp : +6011-2302-4547) ^[archived]

• New 2022 BITMAIN ANTMINER S19 Pro+ Hyd 198TH/s
  
  En venta: compre 2 y obtenga 1 gratis como descuento.
  
  WhatsApp :     +6011-2302-4547
  ~Snipped~
  Email: Jabrichimportexporttrd@gmail.com
  

Tagged and "created a flag".

Mukhang may bagong player nanaman na papasok sa crypto field at kahit wala akong masyadong ideya tungkol sa kanila, it's still a good thing dahil it indirectly forces others to improve their services: PH Digital Bank Tonik on the Lookout for Crypto Partners

• May mga Tonik users ba dito? I'm curious to know kung reliable sila or not?

[What happened:]

What happened:
While I was looking for certain electrum-related information, I stumbled upon a blog that posts about electrum-related guides and tutorials ^{[all of those are probably plagiarized content]} and immediately redirects to a fake Electrum website!

Reference Link:
cryptoformacion.com ^{[because of the redirection part, I couldn't archive it, but this is its "screenshot"]}
get-electrum.com ^[archived]

• The latest release on the "official Electrum website" is 4.2.0, but on the above fake website it's 4.0.4!
• The verification parts are missing for both "Python sources" and "GPG signatures" sections!

Additional Notes:

Domain name: cryptoformacion.com
Creation Date: 2021-07-21T07:13:46.00Z
Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@namecheap.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.9854014545

Domain Name: get-electrum.com
Creation Date: 2021-12-11T03:29:37Z
Registrar: GMO INTERNET, INC.
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@gmo.jp
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +81.337709199

For some reason, none of the "URL Redirect Checkers" that I've tried, detects its redirection path ^{[quite strange]}!

[What happened:]

What happened:
Their self-moderated announcement caught my attention, so I did some digging and found various red flags...

✔ Self-moderated topic!
✔ Fake launch date ^{[they're claiming that they've launched on "27/01/2021", but "that's not the case"]}!
✔ Fake registration number and address ^{[they didn't even bother to change "these parts" from the "script [archived]" that they were using]}!
✔ A lot of plagiarized content!

Scammers Profile Link:
simbaexchange

Reference Link:
Simba Exchange the new P2P service Exchange for Crypto ^[archived]
Simbaxe.com ^[archived]

• About page ^[archived]

Other similar websites:

• Wollito.com ^{[archived - Creation Date: 2021-07-26]}
• Kriptoist.com ^{[archived - Creation Date: 2017-11-29]}

Additional Notes:

Domain name: simbaxe.com
Registrar URL: http://www.namecheap.com
Creation Date: 2022-01-17T11:07:29.00Z

Simba Cryptocurrency Exchange
Launch Date: 27/01/2021
Registration No: 394203107
Address: Acme St. 234/22 Cryptocity / CryptoWorld

Tagged and "created a flag".

While I was browsing the Ledger's subreddit, I stumbled upon another lame phishing attempt: Another scam email
^{- They're not even trying that hard anymore [e.g. outdated logo (apart from their obvious attempt at getting the seed phrases)], but I wouldn't be surprised to see tech-illiterate users falling for it!}

• Previous phishing attempts

Last week, may ilang users na nag post sa Reddit tungkol sa deactivation ng UB account nila, dahil gumamit sila ng P2P sa Binance at hindi ito registered with BSP!

• Main post: Union Bank not Crypto (Binance) Friendly anymore?
  
  
  • Other users with similar issues:
    
    • #1
    • #2
    • #3
    • #4
    • #5

Conflicting part: UnionBank Assures It’s Still the Most Crypto-Friendly Bank in the Philippines Amid Reports of Account Closures on Social Media

• When asked of reports that peer-to-peer transactions and cashing out from Binance, a global crypto exchange, to UnionBank is no longer allowed, Arvie assures the public, “You can go to Binance right now and you’ll see that it’s still allowed.”
  
  When asked about the customers sharing on social media about problems with their UnionBank account because of crypto trading, Arvie said the bank always needs to know two things 1) Who the customer/account holder is and 2) Where is the funds coming from.
  ~Snipped~
  Arvie said accounts that raised suspicions are put on hold and the account holders are given time to provide necessary information and documents to prove where the money came from. “Those who are able to provide (and able to satisfy the bank) have their accounts restored but it’s just that there are some who are really unwilling to provide the documents we need,” said Arvie, who disclosed they are accepting even screenshots of Binance transactions.

  • #1
  • #2

Meron ba dito nakatangap ng ganitong notice galing kay UnionBank?

[What happened:]

What happened:
As soon as I saw there's a recurring pattern ^[MinerMiner] in their domain name, I knew it was one of those platforms that are meant to scam its users...

Red flags:

• Plagiarized parts:
  
  
  • This part was taken from here.
    ^{- They even forgot to change/remove "Marine King Miner".}
  • This image was taken from here.
  • This part was taken from here.
  • This image was taken from here ^{[you can find it in a lot of other places as well]}.
  • This part was taken from here ^{[you can find the same content in a lot of other places as well]}.
  
  
• On their "about us" page, they're claiming that they've "established their services back in 2015", but they've just created their domain last month:
  
  

  Domain Name: bitmainantminerminer.com
  Registrar URL: http://www.meshdigital.com
  Creation Date: 2021-11-06T08:37:31Z

Scammers Profile Link:
Tomearell

Reference Link:
Brand new Antminer s19j pro , L3+ mining rig , RTX 3090 mining Graphic card ^[archived]
BitMainantMinerMiner.com ^[archived]
Tagged and "created a flag".

[What happened:]

What happened:
As soon as I visited their website, I knew something wasn't right so I looked around and found a bunch of red flags!

Red flags:

• They're claiming that they've sold "4243 units to 1207 clients from 31 countries" in just "55 days", and yet, I couldn't find a single review about their services!
• Their "address" belongs to one of the "DSW designer shoe warehouses ^[archived]".
• They seem to have most of the "sold out" mining rigs from various manufacturers!
• There's almost no limit in regards to the number of mining rigs that you can add to the cart ^{[huge supply (#1 and #2)]}!
• They have two phone numbers!
  
  • The one in the "footer" area, belongs to another website ^{[Meds-Mart.com - archived]} that "has a different address ^{[they're probably connected]}".
• For some reason, they've added links to a couple of other websites that have nothing to do with the products that they're selling:
  
  • This "one" is linked to "kush-hub.com".
  • This "one" is linked to "meds-mart.com".

Scammers Profile Link:
alexcahill897

Reference Link:
Buy Bitcoin Miner, Ethereum Miner for Sale & Graphics Cards ^[archived]
Miners-Mart.com ^[archived]

• Shop (page 1) ^[archived]
• Shop (page 2) ^[archived]
• Shop (page 3) ^[archived]

Additional Notes:

Domain name: miners-mart.com
Updated Date: 0001-01-01T00:00:00.00Z
Creation Date: 2021-09-07T16:45:18.00Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2022-09-07T16:45:18.00Z

Tagged and "created a flag".

[Scammer and spammer with at least 15 other BANNED accounts including:]

I've been keeping tabs on two accounts ^{[DarkFlameMaster69 and bookmoniez]} for the past month or so ^{[I wanted to find a better proof, but had no luck]} and I have a strong feeling that both of them are connected...
- Both of them have similar patterns ^{[they keep on ignoring everyone while bumping their threads "a few minutes/seconds apart from each other"]}.

• Threads in question:
  
  • [verifymysms.com] Automated SMS Verification # Verify ANY Website # USA real sim <sup>[archived]
    - Topic archive [credit goes to LoyceV]</sup>
  • Effortless Earning $500/day PASSIVE METHOD ON THE FORUM SUCCESS or Refund $34 <sup>[archived]
    - Topic archive [credit goes to LoyceV]</sup>

In addition to what I said, there's the following thing as well ^{[I removed all of the banned accounts from the list]}:

• Scammer and spammer with at least 15 other BANNED accounts including:
  ~Snipped~
  bookmoniez  https://archive.ph/Z5HHZ
  anotherhopez https://archive.ph/if9LL
  ~Snipped~
  iptvdshw  https://archive.ph/wip/hH3Jv
  Max9182389   https://archive.ph/Kuf9h
  ~Snipped~
  
  And probably 20 more.  Three current accounts spamming:
  
  https://i.postimg.cc/RV8fxPDs/aug-20.jpg
  

I'm wondering if that's enough to connect "DarkFlameMaster69" with other remaining active accounts and hopefully see them getting nuked?

• DarkFlameMaster69
  

  Last Active:   Today at 01:23:30 PM

  
  
• bookmoniez
  

  Last Active:   Today at 01:20:54 PM

  
  
  • Other accounts from sandy-is-fine's list:
    
    
    • anotherhopez
      

      Last Active:   Today at 01:20:52 PM

      
      
    • iptvdshw
      

      Last Active:   Today at 01:20:56 PM

      
      
    • Max9182389
      

      Last Active:   September 21, 2021, 03:48:35 PM

[Update:]

After it got fully synched, I went to the information tab to see if finally there's an inbound connection; unfortunately, nothing changed while there are 10 outbound connections!

I've already tried the following things, but bitnodes still says "unreachable":

• Opened port 8333 ^{[both TCP and UDP]} on my router page.
• Added inbound rule for port 8333 on "Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security".
• A VPN connection with a static IP address.
• "Allow incoming connections" is checked ^{[bitcoin core]}.

Client version: v22.0
Windows: 10

Is there anything else that I could try?

Update:

I found a workaround of some sort and I'll probably stick with it for the time being ^{[credit goes to "this video"]}:
^{Note: It doesn't work with a VPN connection [if you try it, you need to restart your windows to get it back to work].}

• Steps:
  
  • Download uTorrent
  • Option > Preferences > Connections > Listening Port > 8333 > Apply > Ok.
  • Keep it open!

Update 2 ^[solution]:

I forgot if UPnP is turned on by default, and I'm assuming the torrent client uses it to open the port. Can you go to Settings>Options>Network and check Map port using UPnP?

[Update]

Back in the day, CoinTelegraph had a list of its international sites in the footer area of its website, but that's no longer the case!
^{- I do know they're publishing a lot of repetitive articles on each of those sites but from time to time, you'll find a bunch of unique articles as well.}

Does anybody know where I could find the complete "updated" list?   (Update - Solution ^{[by Potato Chips]})
^{- I've already looked at all of the places on their main site but had no luck.}

These are the only ones that I could find from "an old archived page" that was taken in Jan of 2017:

• Active
  
  • CT-Japan
  • CT-Germany
  • CT-Italy
  • CT-Spain
  • CT-Arabia ^{[credits to Potato Chips]}
  • CT-China ^{[credits to Potato Chips]}
  • CT-Korea ^{[credits to Potato Chips]}
  • CT-Brazil ^{[credits to Potato Chips]}
  • CT-Turkey ^{[credits to Potato Chips]}
  • CT-Serbia ^{[credits to examplens]}
• Inactive
  
  • CT-UK
  • CT-Czech Republic
    ^{- Redirects to ".com" extension.}
  • CT-Greece
  • CT-Brazil
  • CT-Slovenia
    ^{- Redirects to ".com" extension.}
  • CT-Philippines
    ^{- Redirects to ".com" extension.}
  • CT-Serbia

[Firmware updates]

Here's what the subject field means:
^{- I do know this doesn't mean being 100% secure but it makes the setup process a bit safer.}

The Trezor Suite onboarding process has been updated to allow you to complete the process without being connected to the internet. This means that a new Trezor device can be set up without the host machine being actively connected to the internet, improving one’s privacy, security and peace of mind.
The onboarding process exists to ensure every customer correctly sets up their wallet without needing to find help online or otherwise exposing themselves to an unsafe environment.

They've also added Trezor suite support for Apple Silicon:

Native Trezor Suite build for Apple Silicon chips
For this version of Trezor Suite, we have made a new native arm64 build optimized for Apple’s Silicon chip architecture, also known as the M1 processor.
If you use one of the latest Apple desktop or laptop computers, you can download this version of Trezor Suite from the dropdown menu on the Suite landing page, https://suite.trezor.io.

Firmware updates

• [emulator] Added option to dump detailed Micropython memory layout
  ^{- For Model T only.}
• Support for Ethereum EIP1559 transactions
  ^{- For Model T only, but looks like there might be a "workaround" in the future.}
• Re-enabled Firo support
  ^{- Model One and T.}
• Security fix for "Stellar"
  

  • If you secure Stellar using a Trezor Model One device, please update your device as it includes an important security update.

Other changes:
- Model One
- Model T
I've updated both the Trezor Suite and the firmware on my Trezor device, but when I went to check the firmware version under the device tab, it still shows the previous one ^{[despite successfully installing the latest one]} and on top of that, when I clicked on the "Up to date" button, it said the following:

• Your device is already updated to the latest firmware. You may reinstall the firmware if needed.

It's not a big issue but is anyone else having the same experience after the updates?
Out of curiosity, has anybody tried testing the Win10 version on the Windows 11 insider preview builds? The release date for Win11 is in less than a month and I still haven't seen any discussion on their forum about creating a native version for the upcoming windows.

[What happened::]

What happened::
- It promises a "+100% monthly yield" in all of its so-called staking pools ^{[Up to +100000 mDOGE/min = More than $30/min]}!

Scammers Profile Link:
Dogetrix

Reference Link:
🔮 Enter the Dogetrix 🔴 from the dark web to the clearnet ⚡ highest APY ^[archived]
Dogetrix.com ^[archived]

• About page ^[archived]
• Help center ^[archived]

Additional Notes:

Domain name: dogetrix.com
Registrar URL: http://www.namecheap.com
Creation Date: 2021-05-27T09:50:11.00Z

Tagged and "created a flag".