Topic: [GUIDE] Use this for identifying Scam/Phishing Websites & Exchanges in Crypto - page 2. (Read 967 times)

I always love how the original accounts stressed on not giving away crypto, yet the alts suddenly appear with a 180-degree twists

Yes. They can also detect some fake twitter accounts, this is really great for some crypto giveaways on twitter, last 2017 bull run lot of fake twitter accounts roaming around twitter. I already installed in on my chrome's browser with 30 days trial

Oh, there is also from Google, this detector is for general, not only for crypto, but this is still helpful for everyone. They have also different data for phishing or malware websites all over time. This is a really big help for everyone to be more aware, thanks for sharing this.

Good Guide bro!

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Most of the people here would don't know but Google has its own Safe Browsing Detector named Google Search Console.

I would suggest adding this to the OP as it could be one of the most trusted scam detector out there and it is FREE.

You could get more info about it here

https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/overview

Yeap, Cryptonite (if free) would be brilliant. They do not just allow you to identify scam websites. It also allows you to find scam accounts on social media. An example is as follows. Notice how the Twitter accounts look similar at first glance. But the green shield is turned off for the second post.

Just checked out the Cryptonite and I found this is also good and helpful for identifying phishing websites, or scam websites. Just like Metamask, but they have just free 30 Days trial for non-subscriptions and the fee is quite huge for me. But Cryptonite works great based on some reviews I saw.
Added it on first post, thanks!

Cryptonite works great. Liked it alot. But stopped using them after they began charging for it. Pricing is pretty steep.

https://www.metacertprotocol.com/cryptonite

You can also use Etheraddresslookup and Cryptonite (if i remembered correctly). They both works like Metamask IMO. But I personally use Metamask and double checking every address that I visited, and ignoring any malicious emails.

Good stuff! Also wanted to add on some things.

Other links where you can check for scams

1. https://fried.com/crypto-scam-checker/

2. https://www.scamadviser.com/

This is an example of what happens when you run a scam website through the second link.



Also, do not just rely on these sites for assurance on the legitimacy of a website. These websites are updated manually and scammers could create fraudulent sites faster than these sites can update for them. So always be on the alert.

Other methods of checking for scams

Given that the above websites rely on manual updating (eg. fried.com's database was last updated in Jan 2018). Even the Cryptonite extension which is mentioned by the OP requires manual updating.

Ideally, you should also consider adopting a more proactive approach to detecting scams. We have discussed an example of how to do this in another thread here.

Common victims of scam or phishing website over the internet are the beginners in crypto. There's a lot of bad people nowadays are taking advantages to our newbies.
There's a lot of people that first impressions on crypto are scam/fraud or full of scammers, they are wrong, it's on how they use crypto or how they treat it. Even how powerful technology nowadays, we still need to think twice, we need to ask questions if there are any suspected things you saw on the internet.
To avoid these kinds of scam or phishing, we need to learn and explore things. We should know basic securities of surfing into the internet.



A very simple tips on how to protect yourself and your funds:

4.Cryptonite - Online Identity Protection
Only 30 Days free trial if you don't want to pay  
This browser add-on is the most effective security and compliance solution for protecting your personal identity across every channel including the web, email, cloud, team collaboration and social media.
How the visual indicator works:
✔️ Green Shield = Safe
✔️ Black Shield = Unknown so proceed with caution
✔️ Warning Page = Dangerous


Thanks to whotookmycrypto for this.

5.Malwarebytes Browser Extension
This kind of extension is more likely the same with Metamask/EtherAddressLookup extensions. Creator of this extension has also software for anti-malware. This extension is also good for preventing to access some websites contains malware, link for mozilla add-ons add-ons



This is where Malwarebytes Browser Extension can help you:
Protection from tech support scammers: Blocks browser hijackers, and browser lockers, which are used by scammers to drive victims to call centers that use scare tactics to sell expensive technical support (that you don’t need).
Read more here: https://blog.malwarebytes.com/malwarebytes-news/betas/2018/07/introducing-malwarebytes-browser-extension/

5.Brave Browser - Mobile and Desktop
Here comes one of the best project of crypto, created by the Basic Attention Token(BAT). This is quality browser, not only for desktop but they already have on Android and IOS. This kind of browser is also the best for Adblocker, such as different ads about crypto, which some are lead to a phishing website or scam websites. If you hate ads, then this browser is good for you and bonus you can get rewarded for browsing.☺



♦Browse up to 3x faster
♦Block ads & trackers that follow you around
♦Get rewarded for browsing

Read more here: https://brave.com/features/

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How to report suspected phishing website?
You can use the Report Phishing Page of Google
Link: https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/
Or if you discovered phishing website about crypto, you can use EtherScamDB
Link: https://www.etherscamdb.info/report

6.Email Phishing (Be aware)
As what I experienced before, I get randoms emails from some email address (most are imposter of exchnages).
Be aware of those emails that include a phishing link that includes a link contains phishing site.
Like this:

Image: https://www.hackthissite.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=14605&sid=3141f06f1b909e702c2821d34ec91ebe

And:

Image: https://media.kasperskydaily.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2015/03/06041121/facebook-phishing-example-en.png

As you can see, it contains suspicious email as seen by the image.
(most of that kinds of emails can be found on your spam folder of your email)

Just always check every link given to you by e-mail.


Do you have more information or tips about phishing/scam websites? feel free to post it below.
Let's help our newbies to be free of scammers/hackers in the cryptoworld..