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August 11, 2013, 03:50:05 AM
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Warning, Feathercoin Scam!


Though it did get me to download the real client.  Didn't even realize it was a scam at first because I never use links sent to me.  Downloaded the client and sent my new address

6rm2WNbScvqkv5qwZrKvfdFi5X3rsBbLZ5

They said it wasn't a valid address, and in figuring out the problem I realized I ought to warn people.
Here is the text they sent:

Hi,
My Feathercoin giveaway has began! I am a large holder in Feathercoins and want to boost it's popularity. To do this I am offering the equivalent of 10$ in feathercoins for every person that gets the feathercoinQT wallet and sends me the newly made address.

I will be doing this up to the one hundredth address I receive and depending on the results I get on the ftc market I will either continue or discontinue these giveaways. Please do not attempt to send me multiple addresses, I have my ways of finding out. After downloading the wallet send me a pm on here with your ftc address. Hope you realise the investment opportunity that is feathercoin!

You can get the wallet from feathercoin.com

Thanks


The link of course looks like feathercoin.com, but is actually featherscoin.com if you read the url link on the bottom left of screen as you scroll over it.

The message I received when I sent the address is:

Quote from: FCTaiChi on Today at 06:33:57 PM
6rm2WNbScvqkv5qwZrKvfdFi5X3rsBbLZ5

Your address is not generated from our provided wallet. You have to download new client using our link and generate new address and send it to me.

Thanks


Note downloading the client isn't enough, they want you to use THEIR link.

Please let people know by bumping this on reddit.


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August 11, 2013, 03:56:53 AM
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thanks its real helpful for us we will now check all these matters what happening in this fake addresses coming and many peoples losing there all assets  Angry

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August 11, 2013, 04:02:21 AM
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Thanks for the warning.
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August 11, 2013, 04:23:23 AM
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thank you for the warning!! Grin
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August 11, 2013, 04:31:33 AM
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Yep- it's a cloned website with a Trojan:

http://forum.feathercoin.com/index.php?topic=3288.msg25065#msg25065
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August 11, 2013, 04:33:48 AM
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Should get the site ban by their web hosting to avoid more victims
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