Topic: fellas be careful from this kind of scams! - READ - page 2. (Read 564 times)
Oh this is just another new trick and it's a pity that only gullible newbies can fall for this. This is why I seldom get involved in moderated post discussion and this is just another abuse of self moderated post against the good intention it holds in the forum.
thanks for share and for suggestion. there is always a simple solution: never connect a wallet, or just connect a dummy one.
and I add (unfortunately) very little trust in those who create self-moderated topics / have no reputation / trust on the forum
Self-moderated thread are questionable for me if the topic is not that good and if the OP is still a newbie.and I add (unfortunately) very little trust in those who create self-moderated topics / have no reputation / trust on the forum
This is an old trick already of advertising a fake site by creating problem so users can visit that site and try it on their own. Even in gambling site there’s a lot of problem like this, better to be careful and don’t trust easily.
To create such a website can cost $1,500 to $2,000. With these methods I am sure they make way more money then they invest. Unfortunately all these new people in the space falls the victim for it. There is another popular one which is to deposit money before withdrawing your winning.
It is a new method of scamming people that has recently become viral since anyone can grant access to the web3 Dapp from any website without understanding the consequences and what that smart contract are able of and in this case a casino (which I believe is now closed) has malicious functions which will dry your wallet. Unfortunately these scammers invest a lot of money to create and spread their traps everywhere, using tricky methods to manipulate people.
Personally, I fell into this trap a few days ago, even though I am well aware of it. I gave access to connect my Metamask wallet with a new project website and totally forgot about it. Later, after two days, I sent some BNB to my wallet, but it disappeared instantly and was sent to another wallet because of my stupid mistake.
Here is my wallet, and as you can see, the transaction is recorded https://bscscan.com/address/0xFE55bD59Ec268D211e8cE1DA9DE785946EE4Fe65
Isn't this kind of scam existed for years now? This is not a new way of scamming, many people fell to this kind of scam since years ago, they are just creating new strategy to make people take the bait and connect their wallets to the scam site.
So we should always stay vigilant and be wary of possible scams when some unknown site prompts us to connect our wallet. Unless the site is reputable and existed and well used by other people, I do not think we should put our trust easily.
thanks for share and for suggestion. there is always a simple solution: never connect a wallet, or just connect a dummy one.
and I add (unfortunately) very little trust in those who create self-moderated topics / have no reputation / trust on the forum
and I add (unfortunately) very little trust in those who create self-moderated topics / have no reputation / trust on the forum
You can smell whether it's scam or not by just looking at the thread created, a scam thread most likely have these signs:
1. Created by a newbie account or high ranked account with negative trust.
2. Self moderated thread or suddenly lock the topic.
3. Using unnecessary features e.g. poll, message icon, emojis etc.
If you see such kind thread, you need to be careful and act like an investigator who's ask a lot questions in order to know everything and make convince you if the @OP isn't a scammer.
1. Created by a newbie account or high ranked account with negative trust.
2. Self moderated thread or suddenly lock the topic.
3. Using unnecessary features e.g. poll, message icon, emojis etc.
If you see such kind thread, you need to be careful and act like an investigator who's ask a lot questions in order to know everything and make convince you if the @OP isn't a scammer.
Funny still I have seen this type of scam tactics where scammers bumb their scsm thread, immediately lock it to avoid negative comments and the sit back and await a victim.
As dumb as this system appears to be, there will always be victims especially anxious newbies who doesn't know how things work here.
When I was a newbie I always thought that here is such a reputable forum that scammers would not exist. Not until I understood that scam is not moderated here.
To create such a website can cost $1,500 to $2,000. With these methods I am sure they make way more money then they invest. Unfortunately all these new people in the space falls the victim for it. There is another popular one which is to deposit money before withdrawing your winning.
It is a new method of scamming people that has recently become viral since anyone can grant access to the web3 Dapp from any website without understanding the consequences and what that smart contract are able of and in this case a casino (which I believe is now closed) has malicious functions which will dry your wallet. Unfortunately these scammers invest a lot of money to create and spread their traps everywhere, using tricky methods to manipulate people.
Personally, I fell into this trap a few days ago, even though I am well aware of it. I gave access to connect my Metamask wallet with a new project website and totally forgot about it. Later, after two days, I sent some BNB to my wallet, but it disappeared instantly and was sent to another wallet because of my stupid mistake.
Here is my wallet, and as you can see, the transaction is recorded https://bscscan.com/address/0xFE55bD59Ec268D211e8cE1DA9DE785946EE4Fe65
@GxSTxV how about you telling us the scam site you got scammed of your funds and how it happened. Things like this are very important no matter how small it is because it is from this stage their nefarious act starts and blossom into something else without the community knowing or having knowledge about. I will suggest you make known the site or project the the scammer operates with so we could know and not fall prey be victms of their wicked act. I believe you doing this will save lots of people here likewise newbies too as everyone would be cautious about the site and thread with caution.
To create such a website can cost $1,500 to $2,000. With these methods I am sure they make way more money then they invest. Unfortunately all these new people in the space falls the victim for it. There is another popular one which is to deposit money before withdrawing your winning.
It is a new method of scamming people that has recently become viral since anyone can grant access to the web3 Dapp from any website without understanding the consequences and what that smart contract are able of and in this case a casino (which I believe is now closed) has malicious functions which will dry your wallet. Unfortunately these scammers invest a lot of money to create and spread their traps everywhere, using tricky methods to manipulate people.
Personally, I fell into this trap a few days ago, even though I am well aware of it. I gave access to connect my Metamask wallet with a new project website and totally forgot about it. Later, after two days, I sent some BNB to my wallet, but it disappeared instantly and was sent to another wallet because of my stupid mistake.
Here is my wallet, and as you can see, the transaction is recorded https://bscscan.com/address/0xFE55bD59Ec268D211e8cE1DA9DE785946EE4Fe65
I agree but there could be instances where a bought account will be used just for the sake of getting their money back by using a scam scheme. Fingers crossed that it won't happen here. We have to be keen on every link that will be given by anyone even if they are reputable members.
Yeah there's a chance someone bought a high ranked account without any red flag or a trusted account got hacked, but before make any deals especially when the account is promoting to good to be true offer, make sure he can sign a message first. It can be used to verify if the account is really controlled by the real owner or not, although someone can also sell his account with his old Bitcoin address, no one knows. 
You can smell whether it's scam or not by just looking at the thread created, a scam thread most likely have these signs:
1. Created by a newbie account or high ranked account with negative trust.
2. Self moderated thread or suddenly lock the topic.
3. Using unnecessary features e.g. poll, message icon, emojis etc.
If you see such kind thread, you need to be careful and act like an investigator who's ask a lot questions in order to know everything and make convince you if the @OP isn't a scammer.
I agree but there could be instances where a bought account will be used just for the sake of getting their money back by using a scam scheme. Fingers crossed that it won't happen here. 1. Created by a newbie account or high ranked account with negative trust.
2. Self moderated thread or suddenly lock the topic.
3. Using unnecessary features e.g. poll, message icon, emojis etc.
If you see such kind thread, you need to be careful and act like an investigator who's ask a lot questions in order to know everything and make convince you if the @OP isn't a scammer.
We have to be keen on every link that will be given by anyone even if they are reputable members.
Just like in boxing, protecting yourself at all times should be our motto when it comes to cryptocurrencies and securing our wallets. There is somehow a little wall by how OP shared and detailed because the scammer would still need the victim to connect the wallet first. If the victim feels like this is not secured and avoided moving forward then these scammers will have nothing yet.
You can smell whether it's scam or not by just looking at the thread created, a scam thread most likely have these signs:
1. Created by a newbie account or high ranked account with negative trust.
2. Self moderated thread or suddenly lock the topic.
3. Using unnecessary features e.g. poll, message icon, emojis etc.
If you see such kind thread, you need to be careful and act like an investigator who's ask a lot questions in order to know everything and make convince you if the @OP isn't a scammer.
1. Created by a newbie account or high ranked account with negative trust.
2. Self moderated thread or suddenly lock the topic.
3. Using unnecessary features e.g. poll, message icon, emojis etc.
If you see such kind thread, you need to be careful and act like an investigator who's ask a lot questions in order to know everything and make convince you if the @OP isn't a scammer.
In all the scam schemes you have to be an investigator. Especially when it comes to withdrawals and/or credits. In several cases even high rank established companies can create scam schemes cuz no company can fully check all its employees for not being scammers, and many companies with good media reputation don't avoid bad ways to raise some funds in non-media real life. Its really a problem in all the fields of economy.
You can smell whether it's scam or not by just looking at the thread created, a scam thread most likely have these signs:
1. Created by a newbie account or high ranked account with negative trust.
2. Self moderated thread or suddenly lock the topic.
3. Using unnecessary features e.g. poll, message icon, emojis etc.
If you see such kind thread, you need to be careful and act like an investigator who's ask a lot questions in order to know everything and make convince you if the @OP isn't a scammer.
1. Created by a newbie account or high ranked account with negative trust.
2. Self moderated thread or suddenly lock the topic.
3. Using unnecessary features e.g. poll, message icon, emojis etc.
If you see such kind thread, you need to be careful and act like an investigator who's ask a lot questions in order to know everything and make convince you if the @OP isn't a scammer.
Maybe I want to add here, if we are really curious, then we can use a new wallet to connect our wallet. Just as many have said, never connect our main wallet anywhere, especially if it is a site that is foreign to us. I think we are not just 1 or 2 people who lost money in the same way, so we must not fall into the same hole.
Even the optional wallet also never connect with scam sites, I think don't give opportunity for scammers to hack your wallet because one day you may forget that the wallet is already connected with the scammer's site and he has a way to empty your wallet, if you already know scam sites, so just ignore them and never be curious about the scam bonuses that are advertised.We can rename the wallet as optional, alternative or something like that so that we won't ended up using them immediately if the transactions that we will be making are serious and requires a huge amount of money. There's no point checking the scam sites but there are people who are curious. Just let them visit it and show us how it looks like in order for us to be safe.
Hey!
So this guy started a thread requesting "help" with bumping his so-called withdrawal!
https://i.imgur.com/1GoolWa.png
Not providing TX-ID or anything.
1) He finds a reply of a big win
2) He advertises the "casino name" in the thread
3) He is self-moderating the thread
Once you click the casino name, it gives you the option to "connect your wallet" once you connect your wallet, your funds are 100% lost.
A simple click bait scam.
I warned others, my reply got removed and thread has been closed.
So this guy started a thread requesting "help" with bumping his so-called withdrawal!
https://i.imgur.com/1GoolWa.png
Not providing TX-ID or anything.
1) He finds a reply of a big win
2) He advertises the "casino name" in the thread
3) He is self-moderating the thread
Once you click the casino name, it gives you the option to "connect your wallet" once you connect your wallet, your funds are 100% lost.
A simple click bait scam.
I warned others, my reply got removed and thread has been closed.
Although this scam attempt exist already but it can still caught those newbies who's curious about the situation what that guy experiencing on. And for bringing up the discussion about their method is really notable since this could save the funds of newbie's which think about they can get money if they help the OP on his issue on the casino he pointed out. We also need to be aware that to many methods use by several scammers so before taking any actions we should see first their intention and always verify it carefully to avoid losing our hard earned money.
So this guy started a thread requesting "help" with bumping his so-called withdrawal!
https://i.imgur.com/1GoolWa.png
Not providing TX-ID or anything.
1) He finds a reply of a big win
2) He advertises the "casino name" in the thread
3) He is self-moderating the thread
Once you click the casino name, it gives you the option to "connect your wallet" once you connect your wallet, your funds are 100% lost.
A simple click bait scam.
I warned others, my reply got removed and thread has been closed.
https://i.imgur.com/1GoolWa.png
Not providing TX-ID or anything.
1) He finds a reply of a big win
2) He advertises the "casino name" in the thread
3) He is self-moderating the thread
Once you click the casino name, it gives you the option to "connect your wallet" once you connect your wallet, your funds are 100% lost.
A simple click bait scam.
I warned others, my reply got removed and thread has been closed.
From merely seing this one should have sensed something abnormal and unusual about the thread, the casino and how they have deemed fit to request for connecting your wallet to their website, an ideally good casino wouldn't have done such, gamblers need to open their eyes on this because this is not something new expected from casinos anymore but a complete way of scamming.
It sounds like a scam, primarily if the person does not provide any transaction ID or other verifiable information about their withdrawal. It's good that you warned others about the potential scam, but it's concerning that your reply was removed, and the thread was closed. It's possible that the platform or moderators may not have recognized the scam and may need further evidence to take action.
Good catch. 
The first time I noticed that thread appearing here I found weird the fact a newbie would knew how to make a self-moderated thread and also it was weird someone would withdraw over 200,000 $ through Ethereum without having any idea on how cryptocurrency works, so decided to ignore the thread.
Folks, for Satoshi's sake: never connect your wallet to any website/casino you have never used before and keep the bulk of your coins in your hardware wallet.
yes that's what makes me weird so I replied to his post that it's better to show the Tx id to see the transaction, but I'm also strange why a beginner understands about threads in self-moderation especially big wins as if we have to check the site to help him, but I think people a savvy person won't go easy just connecting a wallet just like that after all it's never safe if it's not on a reputed site because most gamblers prefer to use email to register and play in casinos. but still need to be careful with crimes like this The first time I noticed that thread appearing here I found weird the fact a newbie would knew how to make a self-moderated thread and also it was weird someone would withdraw over 200,000 $ through Ethereum without having any idea on how cryptocurrency works, so decided to ignore the thread.
Folks, for Satoshi's sake: never connect your wallet to any website/casino you have never used before and keep the bulk of your coins in your hardware wallet.
Once you click the casino name, it gives you the option to "connect your wallet" once you connect your wallet, your funds are 100% lost.
Isn't this is the way most web3 casino do their business? if this is what you are referring to connect on the casino, not the typical giving the whole seed or private keys.Check this topic: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/itchyeth-attempted-phishing-5446326
Obviously a lot of red flags. So there are no doubt it was an scam attempt.
About connecting wallet, as far as I remember you never need to give the seed. You do it through metamask or your hardware wallet to stay safe.
Once you click the casino name, it gives you the option to "connect your wallet" once you connect your wallet, your funds are 100% lost.
A simple click bait scam.
Yes it's a click bait scam and those who are not aware of this strategy can lose their funds after connecting their wallet. So thanks for this awareness because many of us are still clueless about this kind of tactic to lure the gamblers. Much safer to create another waller without funds inside if you really want to try the casino, it's better to be safe than sorry. A simple click bait scam.
Linking wallets is a mode of fraud that has been circulating a lot, but of course this is very valuable knowledge for beginners. I consider them to be standard scammers, as they show their usual mode of operation, linking wallets for example, which is what these scammers do.
Maybe I want to add here, if we are really curious, then we can use a new wallet to connect our wallet. Just as many have said, never connect our main wallet anywhere, especially if it is a site that is foreign to us. I think we are not just 1 or 2 people who lost money in the same way, so we must not fall into the same hole.
Maybe I want to add here, if we are really curious, then we can use a new wallet to connect our wallet. Just as many have said, never connect our main wallet anywhere, especially if it is a site that is foreign to us. I think we are not just 1 or 2 people who lost money in the same way, so we must not fall into the same hole.
I believe this is applicable to all new casinos out there where you need to connect your wallet just to play on their site.
This is why some stick to casinos or bookies where you need to deposit your coins or tokens and not directly connect your wallet via their site.
The person involve with such scheme is a newbie. So more than likely, he can victimize new users also who are tempted with the possible winnings.
A lesson we always need to remember, don't connect your wallet to a suspicious, new and no reputation at all from the community.
For new casinos who are promoting to be a web3 platform, this is their challenge - how to earn credibility from the players as this kind of scamming scheme is getting known.
they also have to know more about risks like this and for those who are trapped, hopefully this will be a good lesson because sacrificing the whole for the lure of not being too sure can be a loss so be smart in choosing things like this so that don't get caught up in the pseudo lure that is offered which can actually be misleading.
Hey!
So this guy started a thread requesting "help" with bumping his so-called withdrawal!
https://i.imgur.com/1GoolWa.png
Not providing TX-ID or anything.
1) He finds a reply of a big win
2) He advertises the "casino name" in the thread
3) He is self-moderating the thread
Once you click the casino name, it gives you the option to "connect your wallet" once you connect your wallet, your funds are 100% lost.
A simple click bait scam.
I warned others, my reply got removed and thread has been closed.
So this guy started a thread requesting "help" with bumping his so-called withdrawal!
https://i.imgur.com/1GoolWa.png
Not providing TX-ID or anything.
1) He finds a reply of a big win
2) He advertises the "casino name" in the thread
3) He is self-moderating the thread
Once you click the casino name, it gives you the option to "connect your wallet" once you connect your wallet, your funds are 100% lost.
A simple click bait scam.
I warned others, my reply got removed and thread has been closed.
Thanks for the warning agentF, I asked my self if something like that was possible since a long time ago, I mean, the fact that we connect our wallet to a random site and then lose all our coins. And is good to know that's possible, it sucks and is a big risk for all, but by knowing it could happen then we can be more careful while navigating on the web that ask us to connect our wallet.
The way that the scam operates is really impressive, they find a vulnerability in the browser wallets and a vulnerability in the forum, and the fact that they made self-moderated topics is kind of frustrating for the users who want to warn the community. The only option is to give a negative reputation to those users each time we see a post like that.
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