Topic: Crypto SCAM - HowTo protect yourself - page 4. (Read 12614 times)
This is great and very helpful. We must not forget to double check the link we are going to click and make sure that you don't fill up the form asking for your private keys. A lot of scammers, and a lot of ways for you to be scammed so you should very careful.
Merited this.
Will be a lot of help for those who are starting here to avoid being scammed or phising sites.
You do not when they will attack. Even MEW was faked and somehow they made victims out of it.
Prevention should always be the first to be thought. Not just clicking on anything out of excitement.
Will be a lot of help for those who are starting here to avoid being scammed or phising sites.
You do not when they will attack. Even MEW was faked and somehow they made victims out of it.
Prevention should always be the first to be thought. Not just clicking on anything out of excitement.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge to avoid investing in a scam project. and yes there are many ways people to earn money on the internet by scam and also make phishing etc. Hopefully with us know how to check with what has been given in OP, hopefully there is no longer a victim of crime in the world of internet or online.
Good article . I see that the merit system is working and the participants are bringing something good to the forum! I put your extension! Let's see what happens!
Thanks OP, you are the Batman that we don't deserve. I always checked for https but I never knew hackers could have those little symbols under letters, mind freaking blown right now! Brownie points coming your way 
thanks 
Then you don't have to read "how to protect yourself" every time. All schemes are similar to each other.
I agree with you, the schemes are often very similar.But if you are new to the scene, you may not know all this stuff and this is where this Thread should help
I have not a suggestion, but a question that you or maybe someone else can answer here.
Is it secure to type in my password or private key when I am connected to VPN? I always thought that VPN is made to make my online life safer, but I've heard recently that instead of it they can just steal my private keys, especially if I use VPN that is free. So how to make sure that my VPN is reliable and not malicious? Maybe I have to look up for something about this in the privacy policy? Or it's better just to disconnect from VPN while entering my passwords and private keys?
Is it secure to type in my password or private key when I am connected to VPN? I always thought that VPN is made to make my online life safer, but I've heard recently that instead of it they can just steal my private keys, especially if I use VPN that is free. So how to make sure that my VPN is reliable and not malicious? Maybe I have to look up for something about this in the privacy policy? Or it's better just to disconnect from VPN while entering my passwords and private keys?
In a public network like in a coffee shop etc. it is of course better if you use a VPN.
But I prefer a hardware wallet like a ledger nano.
You can also download MEW and run it locally.
I really like thread like this, with very dangerous website PHISHING make the information you give very useful. be careful in choosing a website and more thoroughly will make your assets safe, does it work on a smartphone?
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cryptonite-by-metacert/keghdcpemohlojlglbiegihkljkgnige
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cryptonite-by-metacert/keghdcpemohlojlglbiegihkljkgnige
Try to enter only tested networks, allways take a look on the URL in the adress line, trust nobody, use different passwords
Cool guide. But I think it's always appropriate to have one great "Brains". Well, I also want to add, "Know your enemy." Examine all the schemes of fraudsters, and what they are doing. Then you don't have to read "how to protect yourself" every time. All schemes are similar to each other.
Thanks OP, you are the Batman that we don't deserve. I always checked for https but I never knew hackers could have those little symbols under letters, mind freaking blown right now! Brownie points coming your way
I have not a suggestion, but a question that you or maybe someone else can answer here.
Is it secure to type in my password or private key when I am connected to VPN? I always thought that VPN is made to make my online life safer, but I've heard recently that instead of it they can just steal my private keys, especially if I use VPN that is free. So how to make sure that my VPN is reliable and not malicious? Maybe I have to look up for something about this in the privacy policy? Or it's better just to disconnect from VPN while entering my passwords and private keys?
Is it secure to type in my password or private key when I am connected to VPN? I always thought that VPN is made to make my online life safer, but I've heard recently that instead of it they can just steal my private keys, especially if I use VPN that is free. So how to make sure that my VPN is reliable and not malicious? Maybe I have to look up for something about this in the privacy policy? Or it's better just to disconnect from VPN while entering my passwords and private keys?
This is a very good update. I have seen and heard of many who got scammed through phishing sites. Something similar to this has happened to a friend, who unknowingly provided his information on a phishing site and got scammed in the process. I think the crypto space now requires a lot of vigilance and care.
Added an Airdrop Section!
More to come.
If you have any suggestions, let me know
In the meantime: Stay Safe Online
More to come.
If you have any suggestions, let me know
In the meantime: Stay Safe Online
I would suggest you to download and use some stuff like Metamask browser extension, it prevents those things!
Thank for sharing your experience, it's just a first step to prevent scam, I prefer to bookmarked all the website, use some browser protect to visit important website, such as kaspersky internet security, double check ssl is valid and green, daily scan your computer have infected virus or not
Another action for this is to bookmark the legitimate site. Specially here in bitcointalk, tons of duplicate sites are trying to phish your account. I have a way of knowing if i am trying to be phished. See i always check the always logged in, so when you were asked to relogin, you'd be thinking "oh why do i need to login again?" Then you'd check the site, see if it's really bitcointalk.org.
Yours ways to prevent phishing scam sites is good, i would like to add my way to prevent this. I do bookmark all important sites, set hard and difference passwords for all sites ( i use google chrome to save password), enable 2FA.
I have bookmarked this thread to spread for some section if theres an issue regarding phishing site
This all must be credit to you OP,because what you did here is a total helpful topic that all of us must be aware of.
You deserve a respect for helping the community be more secure and safe with all this hackers and scammers that only looking for victims that whos not aware of their doings.again thank you so much
I think I need to do the same by bookmarking this thread as it is of beneficial to the whole community not for only someone use and even thinking of spreading it on other platform This all must be credit to you OP,because what you did here is a total helpful topic that all of us must be aware of.
You deserve a respect for helping the community be more secure and safe with all this hackers and scammers that only looking for victims that whos not aware of their doings.again thank you so much
What a great and educative topic which would really assist so many noobs like me and other ones around here. Thanks alot
I have bookmarked this thread to spread for some section if theres an issue regarding phishing site
This all must be credit to you OP,because what you did here is a total helpful topic that all of us must be aware of.
You deserve a respect for helping the community be more secure and safe with all this hackers and scammers that only looking for victims that whos not aware of their doings.again thank you so much
This all must be credit to you OP,because what you did here is a total helpful topic that all of us must be aware of.
You deserve a respect for helping the community be more secure and safe with all this hackers and scammers that only looking for victims that whos not aware of their doings.again thank you so much
Hello everybody,
As probably everyone has noticed, the cloning of well- known crypto- sites is a very popular scam nowadays.
These cloned sites wanna get the users to enter their data and steal it.
Usually the presence of a green 'https' tells you if a site is legit or not.
Some of the Scam- Sites however found a way to display the green 'https' and 'secure' in the URL of the site.
If you take a closer look at the URL, you can see little dots under the letters 'n'.
That you do not have to manually check the URL every time you visit a crypto- related site,
I'd like to introduce an nice Extension for the Chrome Browser I am using for a while now.
Cryptonite by MetaCert Link
(also available for Firefox: Link)
As soon as you are on a verified Crypto page, the black shield on the toolbar changes its color from black to green!
If the sign does not turn green during the visit, one should assume (according to the description) that the visited site is not safe or rather not verified.
I have the extension in action for some time now and can really recommend it.
You don't need to manually re- check the URLs.
Recently, when I was browsing through some bounty threads and looking at the websites of some candidates, the extension already hit
the alarm.
Really nice
You cannot be safe enough when visiting crypto sites.
Have fun with it and
Stay Safe Online
As probably everyone has noticed, the cloning of well- known crypto- sites is a very popular scam nowadays.
These cloned sites wanna get the users to enter their data and steal it.
Usually the presence of a green 'https' tells you if a site is legit or not.
Some of the Scam- Sites however found a way to display the green 'https' and 'secure' in the URL of the site.
If you take a closer look at the URL, you can see little dots under the letters 'n'.
That you do not have to manually check the URL every time you visit a crypto- related site,
I'd like to introduce an nice Extension for the Chrome Browser I am using for a while now.
Cryptonite by MetaCert Link
(also available for Firefox: Link)
As soon as you are on a verified Crypto page, the black shield on the toolbar changes its color from black to green!
If the sign does not turn green during the visit, one should assume (according to the description) that the visited site is not safe or rather not verified.
I have the extension in action for some time now and can really recommend it.
You don't need to manually re- check the URLs.
Recently, when I was browsing through some bounty threads and looking at the websites of some candidates, the extension already hit
the alarm.
Really nice
You cannot be safe enough when visiting crypto sites.
Have fun with it and
Stay Safe Online
Good day. Thank you for the advice and guides which is can helps us to be careful of what we are clicking links especially those phising sites. I will share this to my friends especially to those who are new here in online. I appreciate your being helpful to others.
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