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Added bitcoin-power.com to the list of scam sites.
TC, what do you think of developing a simple browser plug in that would alert users if the site they are visiting could be a scam? We could allow legendary members to contribute to the database. Of course this would only work if we could promote it in the B&H section... I wouldn't even know where to begin  |
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Gainbtc.com
Ponzi scheme.
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http://www[dot]bitcointalk[dot]xyz/ <<<phishing site, already a thread in >>>/meta/ http://s18.postimg.org/yjtg5wgdl/Capture.pnglooks 100%; after login (any name/password combo works), site rederects back here. If this is not the right place for this, PM & I'll delete this post. @Tomatocage below: done.
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bitcointalk.xyz <<<phishing site, already a thread in >>>/meta/  looks 100%; after login (any name/password combo works), site rederects back here. If this is not the right place for this, PM & I'll delete this post. Thank you. Please edit out the URL so somebody doesn't accidentally click it  |
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Lorenzo
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May 13, 2015, 10:25:51 PM |
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Bitcoin-forums.net
There was an earlier thread posted in the meta section about that site here: http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=998187It doesn't seem to be a scam/phishing site since nobody has reported their account being compromised from it yet although I've noticed that they use popunder ads which is kinda dishonest since they didn't create the content themselves. Perhaps labeling it as a possible scam might be a better idea. EDIT: It's also possible that the site is meant to be used as a proxy service for those who live in countries where Bitcointalk is banned. This site was such an example: http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=930169 |
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May 14, 2015, 03:50:08 AM |
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Yes, but signing in with a valid bitcointalk account doesn't work, so I don't think it's for a proxy service. Most likely phishing, but I could be wrong.
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Muhammed Zakir
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May 14, 2015, 04:11:47 AM |
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Bitcoin-forums.net
There was an earlier thread posted in the meta section about that site here: http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=998187It doesn't seem to be a scam/phishing site since nobody has reported their account being compromised from it yet although I've noticed that they use popunder ads which is kinda dishonest since they didn't create the content themselves. Perhaps labeling it as a possible scam might be a better idea. EDIT: [b[It's also possible that the site is meant to be used as a proxy service for those who live in countries where Bitcointalk is banned.[/b] This site was such an example: http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=930169You can't use any functions in it including login. So it is not a mirror site for ISP ban evading. So it is probably a phishing site and/or for making money. As nothing works in it, we can conclude it is a phishing site. |
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Lorenzo
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May 15, 2015, 12:52:05 AM |
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Hmm... Didn't realize that. I guess it could be a simple content mirror then, although it could just as easily be a phishing site. Without some kind of official statement from the site owner (or disabling of the login prompt), it's probably best to stay on the safe side I guess. The other site that I linked to in my previous post (Data321.net) was a content mirror for Chinese users, for example: if you visit the site and scroll to the bottom, you'll see this: 本网站为比特币加速站点，只为方便中国用户搜索及查找相关答案，属于非营利网站,友情链接或者其他相关问题，请联系QQ:2450057300. which translates to This website is Bitcoin accelerate site, only for the convenience of Chinese users to search and find relevant answers, a non-profit website, links or other related issues, please contact QQ: 2450057300. Mystery solved. all you had to do was scroll down.  |
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May 15, 2015, 04:27:19 AM |
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Hmm... Didn't realize that. I guess it could be a simple content mirror then, although it could just as easily be a phishing site. Without some kind of official statement from the site owner (or disabling of the login prompt), it's probably best to stay on the safe side I guess. The other site that I linked to in my previous post (Data321.net) was a content mirror for Chinese users, for example: if you visit the site and scroll to the bottom, you'll see this: 本网站为比特币加速站点，只为方便中国用户搜索及查找相关答案，属于非营利网站,友情链接或者其他相关问题，请联系QQ:2450057300. which translates to This website is Bitcoin accelerate site, only for the convenience of Chinese users to search and find relevant answers, a non-profit website, links or other related issues, please contact QQ: 2450057300. Mystery solved. all you had to do was scroll down. Bitcoin-forums.net doesn't look like a simple content mirror. Google is stupid and has trouble differentiating bitcointalk.org from mirrors. That site is trying to exploit this in order to occasionally place above or near bitcointalk.org in search results, and then use this position to make money in various ways. It seems that currently they were paid to increase the click stats of some specific URLs, and they're doing this by putting some extra iframes in each page.
Hmm... I always thought Google's search engine ranking algorithm penalized sites that have duplicate content. Strange to see that it isn't the case for Bitcointalk. I also regularly see Bitcointa.lk being placed higher in search results than this site too. Didn't notice the iframes until you pointed it out. Yes, very sneaky. I can see them in the code: <iframe scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://www.entekcms.com/" width="0" height="0"></iframe>
<iframe scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/JYNzzbIiI" width="0" height="0"></iframe>
<iframe scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://www.findhe.com/gg/ggindex.php" width="0" height="0"></iframe> Not sure how they would be able to profit from this though.  There also seems to be some extra JavaScript at the end for StatCounter too as well as something that looks Chinese. Not sure how they would be able to profit from this though. for the aliexpress link: cookie stuffing |
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Lorenzo
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May 15, 2015, 09:33:12 AM |
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Bitcoin-forums.net doesn't look like a simple content mirror...
That could just be the site owner's attempts to monetize it. It could still be a content mirror, just one with ads. Anyway, if you think it's best to consider it a phishing site as a precautionary measure then I have no objections. Even if it isn't one, it definitely seems quite suspicious for it to even exist in the first place and without any way to tell whether or not login attempts are being logged, it's probably best to assume that it is a phishing site and stay clear. |
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