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Author Topic: [2018-08-09] Two Super Common Scams in the Cryptospace and How to Avoid Them  (Read 105 times)
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August 09, 2018, 02:43:02 PM
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A story based on experience encountering mining and wallet scams in the cryptospace. It mentions one site in particular (QoinPro) I've seen discussed a lot.

https://medium.com/@minadown/two-common-scams-i-have-seen-in-the-cryptospace-and-how-to-avoid-them-9a9e79d78ada
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August 09, 2018, 10:26:18 PM
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let's be fair, when the author says:

Fake mining sites and fake faucet wallets are two well-established scams in the cryptospace.

he forget the biggest scams in the crypto world, I'm talking about the ICOs and many exchange.

ICO:

Ethernet.cash - SCAM

Hoverex.io - SCAM

ALFACoin.io - SCAM

exchange:

Yobit Scam withholding 10BTC

Mercatox.com EXIT SCAM / STOLE all the users fund - CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ONGOING

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August 10, 2018, 01:29:46 AM
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Yea, it's true. ICO scams are a whole category unto themselves.
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