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September 21, 2013, 12:12:55 AM |
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In case it is not clear, which happens a lot in Newbie threads...
This is probably a scam. Do not click links. Do not fill out surveys asking for personal info. Do not download anything.
Even if it is a link to "complete an offer", it is very likely there is going to be malware ahead. I can't say for certain if the OP is intentionally scamming or just misguided, but nothing about this smells legitimate. That said, I'm sure there will still be replies after mine from people asking how they can participate and complaining that they haven't gotten their coins or that coins magically disappeared from their wallets. If you're still curious and going to do it anyway, use a different browser like Chrome Canary that has not been used for anything else and run it in Sandboxie inside a virtual machine preferably on a computer you don't use for anything important that can be wiped without inconvenience and still do not give out personal info in surveys... especially cell phone numbers.
Remember, if the OP is sending you a private key... he also has the private key. That means he has access to that wallet just as much as you do.
And no file type is completely safe inside a browser. Even images can be injected with javascript. And just because a file has a txt extension does not mean the server is set to treat it as text only.
OP if you're not trying to scam anyone I apologize, but this forum is frequently the target of scammers and without clicking your links to find out exactly what it is you're trying to do, I'm playing the "rather safe than sorry" card and assuming the worst.
I will try and hang onto this and hope someone proves that it is legit FREE BTC. 1. If you complete survey and view the text file in a browser nothing is going to happen in this case, especially since it is being done on mediafire and if there is an exploit like that possible on mediafire, then god almighty, the effects would be much bigger than just the young BTC crowd. It would be a waste to scam you of your coins, if I knew how to implement an exploit like that. 2. Please like milone mentioned, I have the private keys, when you get a privatekey, just sweep funds out form it and you are good to go, so me having it dosen't do much. Also I have published the address also, so a person can check if the funds are still there before the click the link. 3. Its just CPA leads stuff. I get paid for surveys being completed and you get your BTC for it. very Simple. 4. Also each address is generated from a unique wallet, as in having the private key of one address does not help any other. Hope someone completes the survey, and gets the 0.002 BTC......would help me in getting more leads for this.. thanks download.BTC
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September 21, 2013, 12:26:12 AM |
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It seems you're trying to make quick profit from CPA publishing, nothing wrong with that. To all users posting this may be a scam, please stop. A mod has already edited the OP with this warning, thats more than enough. Give the guy a chance. I don't think anyone with big wallets would participate in these kind of programs, so malware is pretty pointless.
Always use your brain and participate at your own risk, always. OP has answered accusations sufficiently, and no one is forcing anyone to participate.
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September 21, 2013, 12:28:21 AM |
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Subscribe your mobile phone for some paid service and get 0.002 BTC ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif) Lol, this bitcoins are not free ![Angry](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/angry.gif)
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September 21, 2013, 12:46:42 AM |
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It seems you're trying to make quick profit from CPA publishing, nothing wrong with that. To all users posting this may be a scam, please stop. A mod has already edited the OP with this warning, thats more than enough. Give the guy a chance. I don't think anyone with big wallets would participate in these kind of programs, so malware is pretty pointless.
Always use your brain and participate at your own risk, always. OP has answered accusations sufficiently, and no one is forcing anyone to participate.
This is the Newbie forum and there is nothing wrong with people who have more experience here warning newcomers of potential scams. I don't believe the link had been removed at the time I posted, but maybe it had and I didn't see it. Regardless, these types of "offers" are deceptive at best. You invest time answering questions only to find out you have to give your cell phone number to complete the task. What happens with your cell phone number after that is anyone's guess... but you're going to be paying for these bitcoins one way or another... often with charges showing up on your cell phone bill for things you didn't consent to. I also made it clear that I was assuming the worst and used words like probably because I admittedly hadn't clicked the link to see what happened next... but I am familiar with these "complete survey to get free stuff" offers. Hell I even apologized in advance in case I was wrong. By what you wrote, you seem more distrustful than the OP... so you're either in on this racket, have a similar racket yourself, or are just one of those people who knows more than everyone else. If you've seen scams on this forum, it usually takes big bold letters stating it is a scam before some people will stop and think. And even with the big bold letters there are still people who will completely ignore it and ask how they get their free bitcoins. If you want free bitcoins (or fractions of bitcoins) to play with, look for faucets.
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September 21, 2013, 12:53:52 AM |
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I went to test it. @download.BTC You may want to consider finding a different download host as this one clearly does not confirm offer completion. ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FZhcU9FL.png&t=665&c=SG4owf5f8bStow) Don't waste your time. Download won't even complete and hence I cannot confirm if the download is malware or not. Best to assume it is and not bother.
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September 21, 2013, 12:55:47 AM |
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SCAM screams itself! You have to download a file so itll will infect your computer in some way!
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September 21, 2013, 01:01:47 AM |
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I went to test it. @download.BTC You may want to consider finding a different download host as this one clearly does not confirm offer completion. http://**http://**Don't waste your time. Download won't even complete and hence I cannot confirm if the download is malware or not. Best to assume it is and not bother.I think I shall have to try different services. This is the second service I am trying. The first one gave me nice earnings, but wasn't working always.....but noted. ALSO, please understand, >>>>>>NO DOWNLOAD INVOLVED<<<<<<<<
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September 21, 2013, 01:07:14 AM Last edit: September 21, 2013, 01:18:06 AM by AntiOps |
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It seems you're trying to make quick profit from CPA publishing, nothing wrong with that. To all users posting this may be a scam, please stop. A mod has already edited the OP with this warning, thats more than enough. Give the guy a chance. I don't think anyone with big wallets would participate in these kind of programs, so malware is pretty pointless.
Always use your brain and participate at your own risk, always. OP has answered accusations sufficiently, and no one is forcing anyone to participate.
By what you wrote, you seem more distrustful than the OP... so you're either in on this racket, have a similar racket yourself, or are just one of those people who knows more than everyone else. If you've seen scams on this forum, it usually takes big bold letters stating it is a scam before some people will stop and think. And even with the big bold letters there are still people who will completely ignore it and ask how they get their free bitcoins. If you want free bitcoins (or fractions of bitcoins) to play with, look for faucets. For you to imply that I could be in on this "racket" just because I decided to defend the OP and have an opinion that is not similar to yours is beyond me. I think its distasteful and makes of a bad user experience to accuse people of being scammers when in actual fact they might not be. And don't forget it only makes you look bad too. Innocent until proven guilty, thats what I go by. You keep talking about scam, but use a bit of common sense, people that hunt for 0.002 btcs are not exactly the type of people "scammers" try to go after, after all they're hardly going to have anything to scam now, come on. I don't disbelieve you when you talk about scammers being prevalent on the forum but they don't define every other person. Just my two satoshis.
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September 21, 2013, 01:08:23 AM |
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You might want to test your download host before you put something like this up. All you are doing is ruining your name, seeing as quite a few people view this as a scam, and when I try to even check it out I can't. Honestly it just doesn't look too good.
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September 21, 2013, 01:18:00 AM |
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It seems you're trying to make quick profit from CPA publishing, nothing wrong with that. To all users posting this may be a scam, please stop. A mod has already edited the OP with this warning, thats more than enough. Give the guy a chance. I don't think anyone with big wallets would participate in these kind of programs, so malware is pretty pointless.
Always use your brain and participate at your own risk, always. OP has answered accusations sufficiently, and no one is forcing anyone to participate.
By what you wrote, you seem more distrustful than the OP... so you're either in on this racket, have a similar racket yourself, or are just one of those people who knows more than everyone else. If you've seen scams on this forum, it usually takes big bold letters stating it is a scam before some people will stop and think. And even with the big bold letters there are still people who will completely ignore it and ask how they get their free bitcoins. If you want free bitcoins (or fractions of bitcoins) to play with, look for faucets. Innocent until proven guilty, thats what I go by. Not in Bitcoin world Definitely not in the newbie jail
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September 21, 2013, 01:19:04 AM |
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You might want to test your download host before you put something like this up. All you are doing is ruining your name, seeing as quite a few people view this as a scam, and when I try to even check it out I can't. Honestly it just doesn't look too good.
Hey Light, I think you completed the offer, are you US based. I already got payment for a completed offer, since you have been the only one trying, I guess it had to be you. Did you fill out any offer already......it had some glitch I believe. Also another reason, why I was asking people to ask for links privately by PM is that, they get unique links and so I will know for sure if everything worked fine, so even if you complete offer and something happens on your end where you are not able to see the keys. If the survey is complete on my side, you still get the payment. thanks download.BTC
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September 21, 2013, 01:21:53 AM Last edit: September 21, 2013, 01:52:27 AM by AntiOps |
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It seems you're trying to make quick profit from CPA publishing, nothing wrong with that. To all users posting this may be a scam, please stop. A mod has already edited the OP with this warning, thats more than enough. Give the guy a chance. I don't think anyone with big wallets would participate in these kind of programs, so malware is pretty pointless.
Always use your brain and participate at your own risk, always. OP has answered accusations sufficiently, and no one is forcing anyone to participate.
By what you wrote, you seem more distrustful than the OP... so you're either in on this racket, have a similar racket yourself, or are just one of those people who knows more than everyone else. If you've seen scams on this forum, it usually takes big bold letters stating it is a scam before some people will stop and think. And even with the big bold letters there are still people who will completely ignore it and ask how they get their free bitcoins. If you want free bitcoins (or fractions of bitcoins) to play with, look for faucets. Innocent until proven guilty, thats what I go by. Not in Bitcoin world Definitely not in the newbie jail Yes I've noticed its more like guilty until proven innocent, Lol. And it should be, but if the OP has answered enough questions sufficiently he should be considered innocent until proven guilty.
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September 21, 2013, 01:40:05 AM |
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You're absolutely right it's guilty until proven innocent. You should be cautious of anything here, especially offering free money and especially in the Newbies section.
The burden of proof lies on the OP to prove it is not a scam, especially when all signs point that way.
And I know this as well as anyone because I was new here when I first posted CGWatcher, a program that monitors and controls miners and therefore requires a lot of trust. I expected that it would be looked at suspiciously until it was proven to be safe. I would be leery of anyone playing the "innocent until proven guilty" card here.
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September 21, 2013, 01:50:08 AM |
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I always assume guilty until proven innocent, hence why I edit warnings into posts a lot.
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September 21, 2013, 02:34:25 AM |
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Hey Light,
I think you completed the offer, are you US based. I already got payment for a completed offer, since you have been the only one trying, I guess it had to be you. Did you fill out any offer already......it had some glitch I believe.
Also another reason, why I was asking people to ask for links privately by PM is that, they get unique links and so I will know for sure if everything worked fine, so even if you complete offer and something happens on your end where you are not able to see the keys. If the survey is complete on my side, you still get the payment.
thanks download.BTC
Actually I'm from Australia, so that might have been another guy, although I did get to the end of the offer and it did not credit me. In theory your idea is good, but the thing is that people think your exploiting newbies into downloading malware and hence don't trust you to give out private links. Your best option if you want to continue is to upload to public links and make sure that they actually work.
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September 21, 2013, 06:42:06 AM |
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MOD NOTE: Look sketchy, follow links at your own discretion^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ OP NOTE to MOD Why don't you visit the link and ban me if there is something fishy going on except free bitcoins.......cause even though your intentions are good, it is not being approached in the right manner.>>>>>>>>>NO DOWNLOADS INVOLVED<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<EARN FREE BITCOINS--------------------------------------------------------------- EARN 0.002 BTC per completed task.--------------------------------------------------------------- How does it work?You send me a link request via PM. I send you a link to a text file You complete task and are able to view the text file The file is a simple text file which includes address holding the funds and the private keys. Once you get access to viewing text file, you can import private key into your own wallet and receive the funds. PLEASE NOTE : I also have the private keys(duh), so please before you click link, check the address to see if funds are still present. Once you get private keys sweep the funds into a new address. So your earned funds are safe.Also each address is from a unique wallet so no worries about private keys being used in any other manner to relate to other addresses.Why would I give away free bitcoins?I make money of every completed view. So it is easy for me to offer a part of the money I provide in BTC. Ease of completionThe task is dependent on the visitor location. Security?The file provided has the address holding the 0.002 BTC as well as the private key to the address. This is a service I offer, each request is sent a new link. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Free 0.01 give away. (0.002 at each link). please check the blockchain.info link to confirm that the address is still valid, if there are no funds, you can request private link via PM. ***** Link 1 : http://getfiles.co/1fOTaddress holding funds https://blockchain.info/address/14g19dSfmeti4DQKaYnYrDFBRA6EPyYXYQ****** Link 2 : http://getfiles.co/1fONaddress holding funds https://blockchain.info/address/15if1V92xFau2vYFDLemGDZc9G4eRkLvpj****** Link 3 : http://getfiles.co/1fOPaddress holding funds https://blockchain.info/address/1PAQ2RW7iFgxS371cpMuVdvoD3MDZN9nDV****** Link 4 : http://getfiles.co/1fORaddress holding funds https://blockchain.info/address/1FtqWpPJVeaUHxc1qgS8ujPFshN9vPiPPG****** Link 5 : http://getfiles.co/1fOXaddress holding funds https://blockchain.info/address/12TT6vhWm6S9xCyHRd7AkjxZiZGrU23Axw****THIS FILE HAS ALREADY MADE A PAYOUT TO ME, TO CLAIM THE PRIVATE KEY. please PM the offer you completed.********** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- will remove the above link once it has been downloaded once. do at your own risk. If you would like a private link, just PM. I have updated to use a more professional service. Now you can be confirmed of security also. You do not need to download anything. Complete task to view mediafire link, you can view the text file on mediafire itself...... check out the links now I agree with mod, this looks sketchy as hell.
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September 21, 2013, 09:09:48 AM |
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This kind of threads should be deleted anyway It's a service announcement so AT THE VERY LEAST it should be moved to the corresponding subforum
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September 21, 2013, 10:41:59 AM |
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I always assume guilty until proven innocent, hence why I edit warnings into posts a lot.
why are not moving or closing this one
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September 21, 2013, 01:23:26 PM |
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I always assume guilty until proven innocent, hence why I edit warnings into posts a lot.
why are not moving or closing this one I believe the guy was a newbie when it was posted, so that's why I haven't moved it. Generally don't delete threads until something is proven to be a scam, even then it can be good to leave the thread up as a warning.
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September 21, 2013, 03:21:58 PM |
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I always assume guilty until proven innocent, hence why I edit warnings into posts a lot.
why are not moving or closing this one I believe the guy was a newbie when it was posted, so that's why I haven't moved it. Generally don't delete threads until something is proven to be a scam, even then it can be good to leave the thread up as a warning. had the longest possible day imaginable..... hey tysat, I shall be editing the OP, till sufficient changes are made to the links, like making sure they work. I have totally removed the download requirement. I see attempts have been made to download the keys, but the offers seem not well finished up or something weird with the service provider I am using. I shall change the OP, and give out free BTC, but this time try out various networks. So feedback would be good. thanks guys download.BTC
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