[Alert] Someone sending emails "Donate to Bitcoin Forum" - page 2.

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Quote from: Avirunes on May 20, 2023, 12:57:42 PM

I have just now received an email with subject "Donate to Bitcoin Forum" from [email protected] on the email associated with my bitcointalk account with content

I always ask people the same question when they tell me about emails like this, did you use this address for registering anything else except bitcointalk forum?
There is no public visible email address in your profile, and I didn't hear anyone else receiving email with same content like you, but we all know forum is not asking for donations anymore.
I think it is good idea for you to change and use new and unique address for your profile to reduce spam emails like this.

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Quote from: Avirunes on May 20, 2023, 12:57:42 PM

I have just now received an email with subject "Donate to Bitcoin Forum" from [email protected] on the email associated with my bitcointalk account with content

Well, the sender email of the scammer is @Gmail It proves that this is a bogus message and this is the deposit address of his wallet; anyone can create an email similar to the official forum mail: [email protected] with different styles, letters, and domains, so the emails should not be trusted by any person blindly without doing his research, in addition to the donation price to obtain a unique title for the Donator and the VIP are 10-50 BTC. Is there a beginner or mentally disturbed person who can donate this large amount through a message received in the inbox of his email that is full of spam and fraudulent messages? Frankly, I doubt it because of the increased awareness of people and even that these methods are outdated, but in any case, thank you for this topic.

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Quote from: Avirunes on May 20, 2023, 12:57:42 PM

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It is now managed by theymos, BadBear, Cyrus, and a dedicated team of moderators. Forum finances are managed by theymos.

The hacker is from which era? Badbear isn't any more stuff for a long time now. If I'm correct Badbear was an admin back in the day.

Edit- I just had a quick Google search and found this attempt isn't a new attempt. The hacker used the same message and trick back in 2017 too- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/fraud-e-mail-for-bitcointalk-forum-donation-2251364

I haven't received any email. So, it seems the hacker is using the email list from 2015 hack.

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I have just now received an email with subject "Donate to Bitcoin Forum" from [email protected] on the email associated with my bitcointalk account with content:

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Donation address: 1LEaMgzwd7ESndfXRT3BUR5rDgKwSxmKbp

The Bitcoin Forum is a website meant to host free discussion of Bitcoin and related topics. It is operated mainly as a service to the community, and the vast majority of income after expenses is either saved for future expenses or reinvested into the forum or the community. The forum was started in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto, the original creator of Bitcoin. It is now managed by theymos, BadBear, Cyrus, and a dedicated team of moderators. Forum finances are managed by theymos.

If you donate 10 BTC, you can get a special "Donator" title and a green "who's online" color. If you donate 50 BTC, you get VIP status and the ability to create a custom title for yourself. Both Donators and VIPs also get access to an exclusive forum section. You must contact theymos prior to donating if you want to take advantage of this offer: you will be given a unique donation address. See this forum topic for more details.

Thank you for your interest in donating to the Bitcoin Forum!

List of VIP Donators (50 BTC)
smart1985
Canaca
casascius
mndrix
Als Pawnshop
btcx
Brian DeLoach
zhoutong
Metabank.ru
BTC_Bear
pirateat40
znort987
jorgen
Graet
gigavps
cryptoxchange
BitAvenue
Goat
Btc4Domains
mrbrown
01BTC10
imsaguy
cablepair
BitcoinBaltar
usagi
BCB
eb3full
MemoryDealers
augustocroppo
buzzdave
Dustin D. Trammell a.k.a. I)ruid
XMLGold
bitconexfoier
johnascii
Hexadecibel
mLiberty
lixiaolai
TradeFortress
List of Donators (10 BTC)
Narydu
Blitzboom
qwk
shakaru
Lord Fog
FNIB
Transisto
Gyom
molecular
ribuck
edd
eldentyrell
chunglam
DeepBit
PMX-67-de
DeathAndTaxes
copumpkin
Matthew N. Wright
Jonathan Ryan Owens
cbeast
reeses
coretechs
mcorlett
bo2573
PatrickHarnett
Meni Rosenfeld
Boss
BadBitcoin
Seal
organofcorti
lonelyminer
jarsumarsu
bitsforcoins
aurumxchange
CAcoins
gnar1ta$
bccasino
BitcoinExchange
BrightAnarchist
AndyG
Kluge
lightlord
OgNasty
wogaut
TheBitLLC
deego
coblee
tgmarks
zefir
Raize
PsychoticBoy
AniceInovation
packet7
tseale
Blaztoize
ciuciu
minimalB
bitfoo
iSellBitcoins
cytokine
Jake
Fordy
nave
datafish
coinrolls2
vescudero
miaviator
ShadowAlexey
DeaDTerra
vasgolova
friedcat
Otoh
ianspain
Soros Shorts
bg002h
ElitePork
RustyRyan
deeplink
zebedee
physicist
gllen
Jutarul
ShadesOfMarble
muyuu
Kris
c_k
lukasbradley
Alwaysmining
Arto
ztex
BlackLilac
torac
glassuser
buybitcoinbycreditcard
betbybitcoin
Arcurus
HorseRider
primeasic
mah87
bitsalame
rpietila
aristodemus
zeroday
pierrejo
CanaryInTheMine
ajk
Hailong
betcointm
WhiteyAGM
BitBet.com
Spondoolies-Tech
BitmainWarranty
fluffypony
Claymore

There are lot of email addresses to which they were send to along with mine. Main purpose is to alert everyone that there is someone attempting to asking for donation in bitcointalk's name.

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