Create Fake Bitcoin wallet.bat File from inactive bitcoin address

[ranchi]

Scammer  creating fake wallet.bat file that show balance in core wallet?
I came to know that some hacker can easy copy lost bitcoin transaction and create fake wallet.dat file.

I am not sure how true this story is and how this work
Anyone know about this then comment.

[20kevin20]

As far as I know, you cannot fake a "wallet.dat" file. The closest thing one can (probably) do is running a Bitcoin network from zero on a local network of offline PCs and mining it using them, basically simulating the creation of BTC. (edit: seems like I was wrong, read reply below)

Anyway, besides using this for educational reasons I don't think your question serves any purpose besides trying to find a way to scam others. No, Bitcoin cannot be faked.

[ABCbits]

Yes, it's possible. In fact, there are many people who fell for such scam tactics.

But what they actually they do are modifying unencrypted part of the wallet.dat to show address which doesn't have it's private key pair.

[ranchi]

As far as I know, you cannot fake a "wallet.dat" file. The closest thing one can (probably) do is running a Bitcoin network from zero on a local network of offline PCs and mining it using them, basically simulating the creation of BTC. (edit: seems like I was wrong, read reply below)

Anyway, besides using this for educational reasons I don't think your question serves any purpose besides trying to find a way to scam others. No, Bitcoin cannot be faked.

you are not aware of many things if you don't know that bitcoin wallet can be facked,
read ETFbitcoin reply
and you will have your answer

and if i have to find a way to scam other then i am not posting this question here, i am only creating awarness

[ranchi]

Yes, it's possible. In fact, there are many people who fell for such scam tactics.

But what they actually they do are modifying unencrypted part of the wallet.dat to show address which doesn't have it's private key pair.

Is there any way to find this?

[ranchi]

Yes, it's possible. In fact, there are many people who fell for such scam tactics.

But what they actually they do are modifying unencrypted part of the wallet.dat to show address which doesn't have it's private key pair.

recently someone is selling fake bitcoin wallet.dat file containing 3050 BTC (https://www.blockchain.com/en/btc/address/1Lg5pJRaWKw6n2J4CBjoEJY5ZdLwBu21U2)
that wallet is my friend wallet and he immediately moved all bitcoin to different address.

scammer send small amount of btc in all such cold wallet and check if wallet is active or not,
 if wallet is inactive then they create fake wallet.dat file and fool other

[jseverson]

recently someone is selling fake bitcoin wallet.dat file containing 3050 BTC (https://www.blockchain.com/en/btc/address/1Lg5pJRaWKw6n2J4CBjoEJY5ZdLwBu21U2)
that wallet is my friend wallet and he immediately moved all bitcoin to different address.

scammer send small amount of btc in all such cold wallet and check if wallet is active or not,
 if wallet is inactive then they create fake wallet.dat file and fool other

They can't actually touch the BTC so moving it was unnecessary. There's a little more explanation in this thread:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5130929.0

[BASE16]

Of course you can modify any file in a way that it will resemble something that it's not.

If you fall for that then that's a pity.