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March 25, 2018, 07:41:36 AM
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Not new at all. I encountered the same problem here last year in November: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2385827.

I clicked on the link, realised that it was a phishing link, and then went back straightaway without submitting any data. I use a Mac OS. After 4 months, nothing bad has happened yet. I think it's unlikely that any malware has been installed onto your computer, but if you're having some weird stuff happening to you in the shut down process, you better get your computer checked out with antivirus, or reset windows if it's something serious.

Just curious. What exactly do these phishers aim to achieve by penetrating the accounts? It's not like they can steal coins within the short time span when the genuine owners realize what happened and the accounts are then tagged for being hacked into.

Or is it a quick sale? Which seems unlikely, given they first need to put up ads which would be open for all to see, including DT members.

Neither will taking out loans work. This is a painstakingly time consuming process involving signing of staked addresses etc. And lenders do a systematic check of the forum for any record of the account having any open and unresolved issues.

I'm guessing that they'll either attempt to scam in trades where signing messages is not as common, or try to launch an attack on the forum with the data they get. But your account details are compromised for sure if you submit any data and that's all you'll need to worry about.
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March 25, 2018, 02:18:08 PM
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Perhaps my account was compromised before and used for phishing.
Nevertheless, really sorry for that. Hope nobody get hurt by this/these mails.
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March 25, 2018, 08:44:14 PM
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Check this out > https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3196724.0

A similar case posted over an hour ago in scam accusation board.

Roll Eyes They might be a gang who's sending phishing links to other users. Both the accused users have similarities between them.
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March 26, 2018, 08:31:38 AM
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Check this out > https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3196724.0

A similar case posted over an hour ago in scam accusation board.

Roll Eyes They might be a gang who's sending phishing links to other users. Both the accused users have similarities between them.


Instead of an organized gang, they might just be all victims of clicking on the same phishing link. And when they do get hacked, they are able to take over the hacked accounts and basically send more PMs from their accounts. Think of it as an ever expanding network of infected accounts, also trying to infect other accounts.

That should be the case, leading to more and more people being victims and sending out these phishing links without their consent.

I've seen 2 similar cases in scam accusations today, I don't think it's a coincidence. I doubt that anything bad will happen to you just by clicking on the link and checking it out before exiting it, but it's best to run some antiviral scans still just to be sure.

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