Topic: Feathercoin scam, beware (Read 4655 times)
Should get the site ban by their web hosting to avoid more victims
Yep- it's a cloned website with a Trojan:
http://forum.feathercoin.com/index.php?topic=3288.msg25065#msg25065
http://forum.feathercoin.com/index.php?topic=3288.msg25065#msg25065
thank you for the warning!! 
Thanks for the warning.
thanks its real helpful for us we will now check all these matters what happening in this fake addresses coming and many peoples losing there all assets 
Warning, Feathercoin Scam!
Though it did get me to download the real client. Didn't even realize it was a scam at first because I never use links sent to me. Downloaded the client and sent my new address
6rm2WNbScvqkv5qwZrKvfdFi5X3rsBbLZ5
They said it wasn't a valid address, and in figuring out the problem I realized I ought to warn people.
Here is the text they sent:
Hi,
My Feathercoin giveaway has began! I am a large holder in Feathercoins and want to boost it's popularity. To do this I am offering the equivalent of 10$ in feathercoins for every person that gets the feathercoinQT wallet and sends me the newly made address.
I will be doing this up to the one hundredth address I receive and depending on the results I get on the ftc market I will either continue or discontinue these giveaways. Please do not attempt to send me multiple addresses, I have my ways of finding out. After downloading the wallet send me a pm on here with your ftc address. Hope you realise the investment opportunity that is feathercoin!
You can get the wallet from feathercoin.com
Thanks
The link of course looks like feathercoin.com, but is actually featherscoin.com if you read the url link on the bottom left of screen as you scroll over it.
The message I received when I sent the address is:
Quote from: FCTaiChi on Today at 06:33:57 PM
6rm2WNbScvqkv5qwZrKvfdFi5X3rsBbLZ5
Your address is not generated from our provided wallet. You have to download new client using our link and generate new address and send it to me.
Thanks
Note downloading the client isn't enough, they want you to use THEIR link.
Please let people know by bumping this on reddit.
Though it did get me to download the real client. Didn't even realize it was a scam at first because I never use links sent to me. Downloaded the client and sent my new address
6rm2WNbScvqkv5qwZrKvfdFi5X3rsBbLZ5
They said it wasn't a valid address, and in figuring out the problem I realized I ought to warn people.
Here is the text they sent:
Hi,
My Feathercoin giveaway has began! I am a large holder in Feathercoins and want to boost it's popularity. To do this I am offering the equivalent of 10$ in feathercoins for every person that gets the feathercoinQT wallet and sends me the newly made address.
I will be doing this up to the one hundredth address I receive and depending on the results I get on the ftc market I will either continue or discontinue these giveaways. Please do not attempt to send me multiple addresses, I have my ways of finding out. After downloading the wallet send me a pm on here with your ftc address. Hope you realise the investment opportunity that is feathercoin!
You can get the wallet from feathercoin.com
Thanks
The link of course looks like feathercoin.com, but is actually featherscoin.com if you read the url link on the bottom left of screen as you scroll over it.
The message I received when I sent the address is:
Quote from: FCTaiChi on Today at 06:33:57 PM
6rm2WNbScvqkv5qwZrKvfdFi5X3rsBbLZ5
Your address is not generated from our provided wallet. You have to download new client using our link and generate new address and send it to me.
Thanks
Note downloading the client isn't enough, they want you to use THEIR link.
Please let people know by bumping this on reddit.
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