[INFO} Be aware of https://privnote.co/

[arabspaceship123]

They'll continue trying to copy sites with similar designs or names. Scammers want money they don't care how they'll get it. If they're getting few ppl to send crypto private keys or seeds in messages they're intercepting it means they're getting money for free. They'll do it for as long ppl fall in to it.

I have once written about it as well, The dangers and threat of using Self destruct Private Notes.

It was like more than 3 years ago and still, scammers are trying to milk it the way they did way back.

And probably the scam criminals are still behind this "private notes" scam.

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[Avirunes]

Have seen such attempts earlier as well and I think @NotATether has posted a good solution for this. I am not a frequent user of privnote (but I have used it in past) but what if such messages are done by opening disappearing messages or through normal chatting apps like Telegram or Whatsapp? It will be good if such services are eliminated with use of other trusted apps or sites in my opinion.

[arabspaceship123]

Telegram and Whatsapp are centralised services. They're collecting excessive data from their users. If all you're interested in doing is sending a message chat or phone call you're letting them take your data. They don't need to store your location or device id but they're taking it.

Have seen such attempts earlier as well and I think @NotATether has posted a good solution for this. I am not a frequent user of privnote (but I have used it in past) but what if such messages are done by opening disappearing messages or through normal chatting apps like Telegram or Whatsapp? It will be good if such services are eliminated with use of other trusted apps or sites in my opinion.

[Gladitorcomeback]

I have never used privnote and honestly first time I hear about it as I never needed it. I don't understand why Google allow such type of phishing scams site to promote. Google is top search engine in the world and their team is not doing their job fairly. This is not first time I am seeing sponsored phishing scam links in the top as my brother lost 500$ almost six months ago just because of stargate scam sites appears at the top.

OP you have done a great job by alarming us whole community but you have indirectly provided back links for scam sites which help in their SEO. Kindly add scam sites in Code tag and also add real official site link also at the top.

[PX-Z]

Got a response from the registrar of this website but it looks a negative a response. It require me to send police report and lawyer's letter lmao. But anyway they said the contacted the managing parties which i don't if who are these. And i feel like this won't solve anything. So reporting it to google for not showing in the google search page is the only way to minimize their victims.

[robelneo]

Got a response from the registrar of this website but it looks a negative a response. It require me to send police report and lawyer's letter lmao. But anyway they said the contacted the managing parties which i don't if who are these. And i feel like this won't solve anything. So reporting it to google for not showing in the google search page is the only way to minimize their victims.

Good initiatives but it's not worth working on on this kind of solution here in our country it will cost money to hire a lawyer acceptance fee alone costs $100 or even more a public lawyer will not accept it if you cannot show proof that, you're indigent and a police report needs a lawyer so they can follow up the case and there's no guarantee that you will have success.
It seems scammers found a haven on this kind of domain registrar they should do an investigation right away and verify the report and if there's a violation they should flag the domain.

[PX-Z]

Good initiatives but it's not worth working on on this kind of solution here in our country it will cost money to hire a lawyer acceptance fee alone costs $100 or even more a public lawyer will not accept it if you cannot show proof that, you're indigent and a police report needs a lawyer so they can follow up the case and there's no guarantee that you will have success.
It seems scammers found a haven on this kind of domain registrar they should do an investigation right away and verify the report and if there's a violation they should flag the domain.

This is what i actually do when i saw someone posted a phishing website in this board and 95% of them got suspended especially if the registrar is namecheap but for this case it looks this site will still up for the meantime.

Yes, their requirements for fraud complaints doesn't make any sense, how much more hiring a lawyer. When in the first place, its pretty obvious that the site is phishing or a clone.

[BABY SHOES]

It turns out that the fake privnote-c* is still on the first page of Google searches compared to the real thing.

Yesterday I won a free raffle of collectibles, I tried to do a Google search because I didn't know privnote then the official one after knowing previously there was a clone about this then I made sure to search the forum, and sure enough I found this thread.

So let's not be curious and write the wrong address in the official privnote.

[hopenotlate]

It turns out that the fake privnote-c* is still on the first page of Google searches compared to the real thing.

Yesterday I won a free raffle of collectibles, I tried to do a Google search because I didn't know privnote then the official one after knowing previously there was a clone about this then I made sure to search the forum, and sure enough I found this thread.

Lol, the very same situation happened here and  yeah unfortunately it is the first option popping up when searching for privnote;  luckily I had already read this thread, many thanks Krogoth for it, and doublechecked the address.
Another hint telling something was wrong with it , it's the fact that this is a sponsored link. Google accepting money for a scam site it's really a shame and they should be held accountable for every damage they might cause to their users.

[suzanne5223]

It turns out that the fake privnote-c* is still on the first page of Google searches compared to the real thing.

Yesterday I won a free raffle of collectibles, I tried to do a Google search because I didn't know privnote then the official one after knowing previously there was a clone about this then I made sure to search the forum, and sure enough I found this thread.

Lol, the very same situation happened here and  yeah unfortunately it is the first option popping up when searching for privnote;  luckily I had already read this thread, many thanks Krogoth for it, and doublechecked the address.
Another hint telling something was wrong with it , it's the fact that this is a sponsored link. Google accepting money for a scam site it's really a shame and they should be held accountable for every damage they might cause to their users.

Situations like this are one of the problems caused by Google services not to mention the level of how they invade people's privacy, and how they didn't do adequate research and testing of applications on their Play Store and Chrome extension.
Having said that, when was the last time you guys checked the privnote on Google search engine because the fake website was taken down from my end as we speak?

[willi9974]

For me, the scam site is still at the top due to paid advertising from google

I have already reported the site to Google several times, perhaps more should do this --> please do the same


Search for "privnote" in Google and the scam site will be displayed at the top because of paid advertising.
Then click on the three dots on the right and report the ad.