Atomic wallet's phishing website is being promoting in google's ads. - page 2.

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Quote from: coupable on September 07, 2020, 05:44:49 PM

Are ads automatically added to the google first page search?

Search results are ranked based on activity score as well as bid amount. So basically; organic activity (including visits and mentions on other sites) as well as a substantial bid (amount paid to appear higher on search results) determine what website is returned to a user after a search. Google has a poor filter system, so a phishing website can show up on their result page with a substantial bid and activity, which can be faked.
At this point, you shouldn't use Google search engine at all, more so, if you are looking up delicate queries, like wallet websites or exchanges.

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Someone already posted it in the Scam Accusations board, [Scam]: Fake Atomic wallet thru Google Ads.

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Quote from: coupable on September 07, 2020, 05:44:49 PM

Are ads automatically added to the google first page search? This is not the first time see such a horrible thing happened and it's not fair to call it as an accident.

The websites/ads you get when you search with Google are definitely not manually filtered to check for malware, phishing links or fake websites, the risk is with whoever is searching and that makes Google a very bad choice, but it's now more terrible when looking up for something as important as a wallet to download and store your funds, you could be importing your wallet with your seed, not knowing you're giving it to scammers.

Even if newbies are using Google search for random things and information, I think when it comes to a wallet or anything that has to do with their funds/money, more caution and carefulness is required, and the official website should be the only point of contact at all times.

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Quote from: ScamViruS on September 07, 2020, 05:23:03 PM

If you search on Google to find atomic wallet, the first result you will get is this phishing website. Then the newcomers here may think the website is real which can have bad results. I am giving the search result here, you can try it yourself also.

I googled search it, I was unable to see it, but I know you are right, I searched for their domain, it was exactly what you posted above.

Code:

Domain:atoimcwallet.io
Registrar:Eranet International Limited
Registered On:2020-09-07
Expires On:2021-09-07
Updated On:2020-09-07
Status:clientTransferProhibited
serverTransferProhibited
addPeriod
Name Servers:dns1.storm-pro.net
dns2.storm-pro.net

So, this is more than an evidence. This was registered not long ago, it was even today this website was registred, all they could claim is to be real atomic wallet. They are really fake and scam.

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Are ads automatically added to the google first page search? This is not the first time see such a horrible thing happened and it's not fair to call it as an accident. I remember a physhing copy of e-paiements which stayed a long time in top of search page and scammers did really succeed to get users personal data before the company report the issue to google.
Those ads should be manually revised, as we may not think that google is involved in promoting a scam website.

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Quote from: Charles-Tim on September 07, 2020, 05:07:40 PM

This is no more a surprise to me again, google search is not the best way to know if a wallet is legit or scam, it is very possible google will bring out fake websites like this during searches. The best is for people to have the correct link to the original website. Scammers are always working to scam, and they can not stop such scam. It is we that need to be careful. But, some people are just so ignorant but still will be scammed by this way. And truly, we need to be very careful.

If you search on Google to find atomic wallet, the first result you will get is this phishing website. Then the newcomers here may think the website is real which can have bad results. I am giving the search result here, you can try it yourself also.

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This is no more a surprise to me again, google search is not the best way to know if a wallet is legit or scam, it is very possible google will bring out fake websites like this during searches. The best is for people to have the correct link to the original website. Scammers are always working to scam, and they can not stop such scam. It is we that need to be careful. But, some people are just so ignorant but still will be scammed by this way. And truly, we need to be very careful.

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Atomic Wallet's phishing website is being promoting in Google's advertisements.
Website:

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https://atoimcwallet.io/

This is a easy way for scammers to scam people. This is a dangerous position for users due to their ads placement. I can still find their fake website in Google search, which is very dangerous for atomic wallet users. The purpose of the scammers is to take the seed of atomic wallet users and gain access to the account. So before entering any website, you must check the url well. Becareful.

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Domain Name: ATOIMCWALLET.IO
Registry Domain ID: D503300001186413319-LRMS
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.eranet.com
Registrar URL: http://www.eranet.com
Updated Date: 2020-09-07T12:26:03Z
Creation Date: 2020-09-07T12:26:02Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2021-09-07T12:26:02Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date:
Registrar: Eranet International Limited
Registrar IANA ID: 1868
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Registrar Abuse Contact Phone:

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