Topic: BEWARE FOR FAKE OMISEGO AIRDROP MAIL! LOST ALL MY FUNDS! - page 2. (Read 1287 times)
I also received the same email, but I did not respond to the email because it was sent to spam. be careful before clicking on spam email links
Just a tip:
I made a special email for everything related to crypto and I don't really have any trouble so far with phising and other types of scams. If there are aidrops they take snapshots of blockchain addresses with amounts you hold at the time of the snapshot and distribute it based upon that.
Don't just give out emails everywhere, you will be spammed. And anyone that spams wants more than just filling your inbox.
Seems so harmless giving out emails but its still a direct form of contact.
I personally think most people that give in to these types of scam suffer from greed and I don't mean that to bring you down or anything but scammers look to exploit your weaknesses so that you give in, even when you probably know better. Scamming people is easy, greed and other types of emotions defeat all rationale.
Have a look on google in what kind of moronic and absurd ways people get scammed online. Its all greed.
I made a special email for everything related to crypto and I don't really have any trouble so far with phising and other types of scams. If there are aidrops they take snapshots of blockchain addresses with amounts you hold at the time of the snapshot and distribute it based upon that.
Don't just give out emails everywhere, you will be spammed. And anyone that spams wants more than just filling your inbox.
Seems so harmless giving out emails but its still a direct form of contact.
I personally think most people that give in to these types of scam suffer from greed and I don't mean that to bring you down or anything but scammers look to exploit your weaknesses so that you give in, even when you probably know better. Scamming people is easy, greed and other types of emotions defeat all rationale.
Have a look on google in what kind of moronic and absurd ways people get scammed online. Its all greed.
Thanks for letting people know and trying to make a good use of your bad experience and loss. Hope the good karma that comes from this will set things right for you in the future!
On top of never ever giving out your private key, you need to always be cognizant of the url link that you are clicking! OmiseGo's website is https://omg.omise.co/, not the one OP linked. This isn't porn, leave those risky clicks un-clicked.
Yes, I guess fake websites which look a lot the same are actually the biggest problem people have in the world of cryptocurrencies. We have to be very attentive on the links we use. Yet I don't understand why did the op give private key at all.. Aren't you like supposed not to give it even to the most legit-looking people? Or was it just entering the key on a wrong website? I guess this is more explainable. It is very unfortunate the OP lost all assets from that wallet. If you really lost a lot you might try to find out more about the email address and try creating a complaint of FBI website but this is not likely to help a lot as well...
Verify everything! Do not just assume unknown people love you so much that they will open their vault of treasure and pour it on you! Our expectation in crypto and just about anything must be reasonable so must be our precaution too!
Thanks for your reference. I got that email today too and was just about to check my funds - when i found this topic. Never ever share your private keys.
Yes right its my fault and i paid for it...only hope i can get this info to more ppl to inform them about that its a scam...
But my other question is if he could easily cash that money without giving any personal info?
But my other question is if he could easily cash that money without giving any personal info?
Yeah. NEVER EVER give away your private key to anyone. That's like giving away your visa debit card and your pincode to some random guy in the street for him to "give" you $100. You simply know he'll clean out your visa card.
Yah, definitely, giving out private keys is a no go. They would never need your private key to check wallet balance or transfer funds to your wallet.
Under no circumstances should you ever give out your private keys, no legitimate airdrop or ICO will ever ask for your private keys, it just like you bank account, your bank will tell in every mail that they will never ask you for your bank details, you should only give out you address which is like your bank account number.
It pains me when people make this kind of mistake. I believe it your fault and greediness, so I would not sympathies with you.
It pains me when people make this kind of mistake. I believe it your fault and greediness, so I would not sympathies with you.
i have received this email every day for the last few days. I get 3-4 scam emails a day including the one saying about the byzantium fork and need to claim them now with a link to a fake myetherwallet site. That and about a dozen slack phishers daily does get annoying. I traced the ip address of two of them to an isp in russia so they are likely a group of russians working hard to scam us all. Best thing is not to open any emails regarding any forks/wallets etc at all. Stay safe everyone and be security conscious please.
This is very unfortunate what has happened to you. But it is a good thing to share it so as to warn people about this specific scam.
However, this time the scammers have used a real domain which cannot really be anonymous since somebody must have paid the registrar with a credit card, as well as the hosting service. You could try to inform the postal police of your country and/or contact their hosting service and tell them that they are hosting a scammer.
However, this time the scammers have used a real domain which cannot really be anonymous since somebody must have paid the registrar with a credit card, as well as the hosting service. You could try to inform the postal police of your country and/or contact their hosting service and tell them that they are hosting a scammer.
Hmm is there a possibillity to find out the hoster? I already know the looks i will get if i tell my story there...i guess they wont even know what i am talking about...but i will give it a try. Is there a possibillity for the scammer to cash out without attention?
Thanks for the replies! Yes i learned the hard way...my luck i kept some amounts on exchange...i googled before and there is obviously some kind of airdrop going...the url looked not strange to me so...i will be careful in the future!
It's never a good idea to enter any information on a link you clicked from an email. Always either type in the address, or type it in and then bookmark it.
I wonder how many people they've scammed so far 
I also received that e-mail but I did not dare click it. E-mail seems legit and the sender too but I am just skeptic because there is a lot of fake e-mails nowadays and when a site ask for private key, I am already in alert because as what they say, whoever has your private key has your coins that's why when a site ask for private key then most probably it is scam. Just be vigilant next time OP.
Metamask already blocked op's link as a possible phishing address.
They've been doing this since last month, bunch of people are getting scammed every week using the same MO. In fact, if you google "omisegotoken.com" you will get a bunch of results with the word "scam".
Sadly, this is happening more frequently than we think, as more and more newcomers are becoming aware of the Altcoin frenzyness. But, at the end of day, it was your fault for giving away your private key. If I were you, i would try to expose this scam to as many people as i can.
And don't feel bad, you made a mistake but, let this be a lesson for you: Never share your private key.
Also, don't click any link that gets sent to your email, verify everything before doing something. Good luck.
Sadly, this is happening more frequently than we think, as more and more newcomers are becoming aware of the Altcoin frenzyness. But, at the end of day, it was your fault for giving away your private key. If I were you, i would try to expose this scam to as many people as i can.
And don't feel bad, you made a mistake but, let this be a lesson for you: Never share your private key.
Also, don't click any link that gets sent to your email, verify everything before doing something. Good luck.
Thanks for this warning. But this is not needed actually. It should be automatic that you will never ever give your private key to anyone, even if that someone promises you tokens worth double your current tokens. That is why private key is called private because it should not be given away like your wallet address. Well, some people have to learn the hard way. I hope it will never happen again.
most big name coins that have 'air drop' emails and links in slacks are scams. do not click any phising links in slack or telegram groups they are always to steal your funds
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