Fake website

[Rustam Meraj]

Yes that is right investing in Bitcoin is good for many people but some lost money because they used fake websites. It is scary that scammers keep making fake websites to make fool people and institutions should speed up work to catch them

To avoid fake websites we should keep in mind these points.

1...Check website address. Scammers mostly make addresses that are just similar to real website but they make little difference.

2...Make sure website is secure. Real websites usually have (https) at start of address and lock icon in address bar.

3...Research website. Look for reviews and information about people who run it.Be careful if there is little information or bad reviews about the website.

4...Be wary of promises that sound too good to be true. Scammers mostly promise very high returns or guarantee success.

5...Keep your computer and antivirus software up to date to protect against online threats.

It is good for people to learn how to spot fake websites and avoid scams. And as I mentioned above authorities and online platforms should work together to stop fake websites and keep people safe online. So this can reduce the ratio of scamming.

[Huppercase]

Bitcoin investment has been so good to people, but to some they got scammed because they invest in a wrong platform, and now with the way things are going scammer are alway busy creating fake website to scam people

My question is that how can someone dictate a fake website? because is getting too much, is there anyway the comonas need to know things like this if there is any.

What do you mean by fake website? Bitcoin investment doesn't have anything to do with a generic website. If you want to buy Bitcoin or make investment in Bitcoin, all you have to do is to make use of any decentralized available exchange or centralized ones and the only way to avoid been phised is to go to coingecko >> click on exchanges tab and you will see list on all the available exchange, click on any of them and buy your Bitcoin, then withdraw your Bitcoin to an external wallet; it's as simple as that.

People that you see get scams from website are ignorant of Bitcoin investment, you don't invest in Bitcoin from any website and you don't fall for the scams where they promised to give you a percentage in return from investment, they are scams especially when you see 10% return and above on Bitcoin investment, I repeat they are scams.

[Pokapoka124]

Even if a scammer (assuming the account has not been tagged) is the first to reply to the thread, it would be of no consequence because surely the OP should be smart enough to get a response from multiple users before deciding on what to do.

You're assuming everyone is smart enough to know steps to take to prevent themselves from getting scammed. That's not the reality, I have seen people fall for less obvious scams, some even take advice they get in their dms where no one else can chime in.

My initial advice holds true, don't trust, verify.

That is true, people are more gullible than they like to think. We cannot control what goes on in the dms, this is always the case whenever a newbie asks a question on an open platform. Scammers see this as an open invitation, this is why it is important for beginners to cultivate a habit of skepticism and being suspicious of dms they receive from strangers on the internet.

[ultrloa]

Even if a scammer (assuming the account has not been tagged) is the first to reply to the thread, it would be of no consequence because surely the OP should be smart enough to get a response from multiple users before deciding on what to do.

You're assuming everyone is smart enough to know steps to take to prevent themselves from getting scammed. That's not the reality, I have seen people fall for less obvious scams, some even take advice they get in their dms where no one else can chime in.

My initial advice holds true, don't trust, verify.

That is true, people are more gullible than they like to think. We cannot control what goes on in the dms, this is always the case whenever a newbie asks a question on an open platform. Scammers see this as an open invitation, this is why it is important for beginners to cultivate a habit of skepticism and being suspicious of dms they receive from strangers on the internet.

They should not entertain any dms especially if it comes from unknown person and if they offer something strange since usually we can always conclude that there's nothing good to happen there but rather we can always get a scam offers coming from them. This is why its important to have critical think and be skeptical on what we see so that this scammers or fake website creators will not scam us. There so many ways for newbie to verify if what they see is true and they can always ask people here since for sure they can get a correct answer from a lot of helpful people here.

Its understandable that its hard for newbies to understand those new information to them but frequent asking question can help them figure out the right answer on the questions bothering in their minds.

[Sakanwa]

As a newbie,their are several things you need to learn and master if you are to be successful online,because you are in this forum,some other person's are online looking for some other things to do that will fetch them money,and that is scamming.There are several fake items online,designed to attract the attention of people who are newbie,so they can lure them.But when you've known these,there is every tendency that you will know how to avoid them and their tactics.
One need to be very careful so he or she won't be a victim to scammers here.

[Oneandpure]

I am little confusing with OP question about fake website, actually when investing in bitcoin need purchasing bitcoin trough exchange wallet and most important to check about trust website to avoid with fake website.
Usually I search trusted or real website link trough twitter account or telegram channel and looking there which one real website or not.

All important website from metamask wallet until some exchange wallet have been bookmark in my browser, its easily way how to avoid our self from fake website and not get wrong when investing in bitcoin. I think checking with the media social account and looking there every exchange or wallet have linked their website and make us avoid about which one real or fake website before accessing it.

[kentrolla]

I don't exactly remember Mane of the website since it's deleted now and even the person who tried trapping me to this website has deleted all the conversation and blocked me in Telegram, I guess it was in the year 2018 when I was introduced to a site based out of China as they claims which could offer us weekly returns of we keep our funds in their exchange as they promised something like they would pay us the profit they get out of trading fees but figured out it's fake due to reviews in Google when checked about the site. I think we shouldn't be experimenting with unknown platforms and need to check the URL carefully which using exchanges via website not app.

[Fara Chan]

Bitcoin investment has been so good to people, but to some they got scammed because they invest in a wrong platform, and now with the way things are going scammer are alway busy creating fake website to scam people

My question is that how can someone dictate a fake website? because is getting too much, is there anyway the comonas need to know things like this if there is any.

Fake websites have always existed until now because they were created deliberately by the fraudsters themselves for the purpose of deceiving more people forever. I don't know what website you are referring to, but if you want to invest in Bitcoin for a long duration. You only need to buy Bitcoin on a well-known exchange or on an exchange that is running in your own country and then store it in a safer private wallet. Because investing in Bitcoin has nothing to do with any platform except only the exchange where you want to buy a certain amount of Bitcoin and move it into a wallet that you manage yourself, because it is not recommended to store it on the exchange or on any platform.

[Lamkuthang]

Bitcoin investment has been so good to people, but to some they got scammed because they invest in a wrong platform, and now with the way things are going scammer are alway busy creating fake website to scam people

My question is that how can someone dictate a fake website? because is getting too much, is there anyway the comonas need to know things like this if there is any.

Scammers always use phishing techniques to create fake websites that contain malware. Quite a lot of events and casualties especially those who like free coins and follow the airdrop are not obvious because many tasks must be completed including one visiting their website. How to check, I think there are many references that can be done, for example, check for security signs such as the "https" protocol and the padlock icon, and if it looks genuine and doubtful, make it a habit to look for reviews or additional information to strengthen the important thing, don't just click.