The easiness of creating a scam site

[SabreMiner]

I'd just like to say a warning for many people new to Bitcoin, this: http://prntscr.com/f2kfd8 is how easy it is to make a scam site, so stay vigilant

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[tobacco123]

Greed is always there and therefore people still fall for this kind of HYIP... Bitcoin doublers are still the simplest and "effective" way to "fish" for bitcoins.

[OmegaStarScream]

You are basically saying that anyone who knows how to write basic HTML,CSS & JavaScript should be able to make a scam. That's somehow true but who's fault is it? It's the user who actually send the funds and don't use his brain, everyone knows that bitcoin is irreversible so you should always do your own research before sending anything to anyone. If only each user that find a new service, actually asks about it on the forums, I'd say that we could reduce scams by at least 80%

[~Bitcoin~]

The one with little bit of common sense will never send any bitcoin to lottery ponzi like this, it is just plain site with some random jackpot amount displayed in middle and a bitcoin address at end.

All bitcoin related hyip/lottery/donation/mlm are just scams and sooner or later everybody gonna know that. But most of newbie easily fall into this types of get rich quick schemes.

[Kyraishi]

I'd just like to say a warning for many people new to Bitcoin, this: http://prntscr.com/f2kfd8 is how easy it is to make a scam site, so stay vigilant

To be honest, I dont see anything concerning about this screenshot, it just looks like some kind of a gambling site, where you can deposit your funds to have a change of winning the jackpot prize.
That is why I dont understand what is the main point in showing this picture if it does not really prooves that making a scam site is easy.

But I think that there is no doubt, and everyone knows that already. As an experienced bitcoin user, I can easily proove that it is very easy to get some profits out from the crypto newbies, who are do not understand the mechanics, but they want to earn money from some kind of an investment. So the scammers attract such a new-borns with unbelievable returns. As far as i know, it works for them

[Theb]

Yeah I agree with you that we need to get our guard up because at this new age they are targeting Bitcoin now as they are taking advantage of people who are new to it. From having an affordable way to have a domain name and hosting for your site its inevitable that this sites will pop up. From HYIPs claiming that they are an orig company to doubling sites we should be aware of it. I myself is a victim of those sites several times now, and from what I learned is that I need to stop in order not to be fooled again.

[JanpriX]

I'd just like to say a warning for many people new to Bitcoin, this: http://prntscr.com/f2kfd8 is how easy it is to make a scam site, so stay vigilant

People should be more vigilant nowadays regarding their BTC. Bitcoin users should always be alert in this kind of sites and should never send BTC to them. But at the end of the day, people get scammed by them because these users are very greedy and just wanted to "make" more bitcoin. They just wanted to have easy money but in reality, they are just throwing their BTC to those scammers.

[bitbunnny]

You are right, and because of the fact that is actualy very easy to scam people all kinds of frauds are very popular. You don't need to put much efforts and knowledge you don't even have to risk too much and there are always people who will fall for tempting offers, especialy when money is involved. People have to learn to be much more careful.

[lizardbtc]

As I see from your screenshot, even the domain name is .tk and I also hapen to know that .tk domains are free for 1 year which raise concerns in the first place. Person who made this website prob have even hosted it on some free hosting plan as well....

Thats why we must do research and make sure that the website is trustworthy and secure.... There are even phishing websites that looks the same as the original one, so yeah always need to even double check the URL

[dothebeats]

As I see from your screenshot, even the domain name is .tk and I also hapen to know that .tk domains are free for 1 year which raise concerns in the first place. Person who made this website prob have even hosted it on some free hosting plan as well....

Thats why we must do research and make sure that the website is trustworthy and secure.... There are even phishing websites that looks the same as the original one, so yeah always need to even double check the URL

Whoever would fall in scams that are created in .tk domains are either plainly dumb or simply don't care about their money. Because of bitcoin's widespread success, people who have bad intentions would really target gullible users and ultimately, these users would blame bitcoin for losing money, which is nuts.

[Hazir]

I'd just like to say a warning for many people new to Bitcoin, this: http://prntscr.com/f2kfd8 is how easy it is to make a scam site, so stay vigilant

Thanks for the heads up. This is nothing new and unique. We have seen many scam attempts in the past and will be seeing even more in the future.
You know what is the best way to stay way from scams? Your own common sense. If something is too good to be true it is fake.
Think twice before sending your bitcoin to someone you don't know. There is no refund in bitcoin's world.

[Nagadota]

Sites like this are completely obvious and anyone who puts money in without checking how reputable the site is carefully (fake reviews are usually obvious too) deserve to lose it, frankly.

When it comes to slightly less obvious programs (like Ponzis) people can just buy scripts for really cheap and put up the sites without really any effort at all.  That part is important for everyone to know.

[crazyivan]

It s not about easiness to create a scam website. It s about whether people can be ready to send money to unknown website and hope they ll get their money tripled or quadrupled in a matter of minutes.

[BitHodler]

It s not about easiness to create a scam website. It s about whether people can be ready to send money to unknown website and hope they ll get their money tripled or quadrupled in a matter of minutes.

Some people are born ready for that. It's enough to just make a site look reasonably well set up, where you are selling cloud mining contracts that return 1% per day.

People will jump on it and vouch for your site as they get paid. Other people will see that as a positive sign and will start buying these hash contracts as well. It's literally that easy.

Problem is that people are desperately looking for ways to double their money within an x number of weeks or months. In order to achieve these returns they will take every risk for granted.

[ahoenk]

only few people can get scamed...especially newbie..

[electronicash]

It s not about easiness to create a scam website. It s about whether people can be ready to send money to unknown website and hope they ll get their money tripled or quadrupled in a matter of minutes.

Some people are born ready for that. It's enough to just make a site look reasonably well set up, where you are selling cloud mining contracts that return 1% per day.

People will jump on it and vouch for your site as they get paid. Other people will see that as a positive sign and will start buying these hash contracts as well. It's literally that easy.

Problem is that people are desperately looking for ways to double their money within an x number of weeks or months. In order to achieve these returns they will take every risk for granted.

people are still falling for it even with all the warnings though. if they do, i think they deserve it as they are all helping the scammers to scam. its a motivation to the scammers. these people are in a hurry to get money back. in fact they always wanted to be the first to send btc to these doubles in hopes to be the first to get paid and put testimonials as well.

[xuan87]

Yes it is so easy to create a scammed site nowadays, with little knowledge of programming then you can create a scammed site, and the programming can be learn online or even asked somebody to make it for you in a cheap price, and that is not the only thing that you need to worry you also need to aware of suspicious link that can install malware to you computer because it is also can be learned online, the most important thing is always aware and be smart, find the info before you try to send your coin to someone's address

[sulendra12]

It's easy to create scam site. Mostly HYIP.
1. Basic HTML , CSS , Javascript skill or for those peoples who are lazy to create those stuff can make a pre-made template and just add some features.
2. Pretending to have a certificate to prove they are legal.
3. "Senior" on Bitcoin's world hiring newbie to invest on those scam site just for affiliate program.

[stiffbud]

I'd just like to say a warning for many people new to Bitcoin, this: http://prntscr.com/f2kfd8 is how easy it is to make a scam site, so stay vigilant

Ponzi and doublers scripts are being sold with a cheap prize and these sellers also offer to make the buyer a package of a scam site so yes it's too easy for them to make these scam sites. You don't have to be a genius or even have a basic knowledge in coding because everything about that ponzis are easy. You can get easy money but your money can easily be stole too. People should just stop entertaining them so that no one will be scammed again.

[veleten]

it is only too easy to create a scam site nowadays,not much knowledge is required and it would take a lot of effort
to bring them down and name and shame the people behind them,it is not possible
when you fight scam sites or scams in general you do not fight the sites or companies  (although they got to be exposed as scams and people should be warned)
but one should increase awareness and knowledge level so people can check themselves if the site or a company is legit or not
and are not blinded by their greed and stupidity,so they do not feed scammers and encourage their further increase in numbers
common sense,basic internet search engines  knowledge and the realisation of the fact that free cheese only exist in mouse traps=the best tools in fighting scam sites