For me, the scam site is still at the top due to paid advertising from google
I have already reported the site to Google several times, perhaps more should do this --> please do the same
Search for "privnote" in Google and the scam site will be displayed at the top because of paid advertising.
Then click on the three dots on the right and report the ad.
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It turns out that the fake privnote-c* is still on the first page of Google searches compared to the real thing.
Yesterday I won a free raffle of collectibles, I tried to do a Google search because I didn't know privnote then the official one after knowing previously there was a clone about this then I made sure to search the forum, and sure enough I found this thread.
Yesterday I won a free raffle of collectibles, I tried to do a Google search because I didn't know privnote then the official one after knowing previously there was a clone about this then I made sure to search the forum, and sure enough I found this thread.
Lol, the very same situation happened here and yeah unfortunately it is the first option popping up when searching for privnote; luckily I had already read this thread, many thanks Krogoth for it, and doublechecked the address.
Another hint telling something was wrong with it , it's the fact that this is a sponsored link. Google accepting money for a scam site it's really a shame and they should be held accountable for every damage they might cause to their users.
Having said that, when was the last time you guys checked the privnote on Google search engine because the fake website was taken down from my end as we speak?
It turns out that the fake privnote-c* is still on the first page of Google searches compared to the real thing.
Yesterday I won a free raffle of collectibles, I tried to do a Google search because I didn't know privnote then the official one after knowing previously there was a clone about this then I made sure to search the forum, and sure enough I found this thread.
Yesterday I won a free raffle of collectibles, I tried to do a Google search because I didn't know privnote then the official one after knowing previously there was a clone about this then I made sure to search the forum, and sure enough I found this thread.
Lol, the very same situation happened here and yeah unfortunately it is the first option popping up when searching for privnote; luckily I had already read this thread, many thanks Krogoth for it, and doublechecked the address.
Another hint telling something was wrong with it , it's the fact that this is a sponsored link. Google accepting money for a scam site it's really a shame and they should be held accountable for every damage they might cause to their users.
It turns out that the fake privnote-c* is still on the first page of Google searches compared to the real thing.
Yesterday I won a free raffle of collectibles, I tried to do a Google search because I didn't know privnote then the official one after knowing previously there was a clone about this then I made sure to search the forum, and sure enough I found this thread.
So let's not be curious and write the wrong address in the official privnote.
Yesterday I won a free raffle of collectibles, I tried to do a Google search because I didn't know privnote then the official one after knowing previously there was a clone about this then I made sure to search the forum, and sure enough I found this thread.
So let's not be curious and write the wrong address in the official privnote.
Good initiatives but it's not worth working on on this kind of solution here in our country it will cost money to hire a lawyer acceptance fee alone costs $100 or even more a public lawyer will not accept it if you cannot show proof that, you're indigent and a police report needs a lawyer so they can follow up the case and there's no guarantee that you will have success.
It seems scammers found a haven on this kind of domain registrar they should do an investigation right away and verify the report and if there's a violation they should flag the domain.
This is what i actually do when i saw someone posted a phishing website in this board and 95% of them got suspended especially if the registrar is namecheap but for this case it looks this site will still up for the meantime.It seems scammers found a haven on this kind of domain registrar they should do an investigation right away and verify the report and if there's a violation they should flag the domain.
Yes, their requirements for fraud complaints doesn't make any sense, how much more hiring a lawyer. When in the first place, its pretty obvious that the site is phishing or a clone.
Got a response from the registrar of this website but it looks a negative a response. It require me to send police report and lawyer's letter lmao. But anyway they said the contacted the managing parties which i don't if who are these. And i feel like this won't solve anything. So reporting it to google for not showing in the google search page is the only way to minimize their victims.
Good initiatives but it's not worth working on on this kind of solution here in our country it will cost money to hire a lawyer acceptance fee alone costs $100 or even more a public lawyer will not accept it if you cannot show proof that, you're indigent and a police report needs a lawyer so they can follow up the case and there's no guarantee that you will have success.
It seems scammers found a haven on this kind of domain registrar they should do an investigation right away and verify the report and if there's a violation they should flag the domain.
Got a response from the registrar of this website but it looks a negative a response. It require me to send police report and lawyer's letter lmao. But anyway they said the contacted the managing parties which i don't if who are these. And i feel like this won't solve anything. So reporting it to google for not showing in the google search page is the only way to minimize their victims.
I have never used privnote and honestly first time I hear about it as I never needed it. I don't understand why Google allow such type of phishing scams site to promote. Google is top search engine in the world and their team is not doing their job fairly. This is not first time I am seeing sponsored phishing scam links in the top as my brother lost 500$ almost six months ago just because of stargate scam sites appears at the top.
OP you have done a great job by alarming us whole community but you have indirectly provided back links for scam sites which help in their SEO. Kindly add scam sites in Code tag and also add real official site link also at the top.
OP you have done a great job by alarming us whole community but you have indirectly provided back links for scam sites which help in their SEO. Kindly add scam sites in Code tag and also add real official site link also at the top.
Telegram and Whatsapp are centralised services. They're collecting excessive data from their users. If all you're interested in doing is sending a message chat or phone call you're letting them take your data. They don't need to store your location or device id but they're taking it.
Have seen such attempts earlier as well and I think @NotATether has posted a good solution for this. I am not a frequent user of privnote (but I have used it in past) but what if such messages are done by opening disappearing messages or through normal chatting apps like Telegram or Whatsapp? It will be good if such services are eliminated with use of other trusted apps or sites in my opinion.
Have seen such attempts earlier as well and I think @NotATether has posted a good solution for this. I am not a frequent user of privnote (but I have used it in past) but what if such messages are done by opening disappearing messages or through normal chatting apps like Telegram or Whatsapp? It will be good if such services are eliminated with use of other trusted apps or sites in my opinion.
They'll continue trying to copy sites with similar designs or names. Scammers want money they don't care how they'll get it. If they're getting few ppl to send crypto private keys or seeds in messages they're intercepting it means they're getting money for free. They'll do it for as long ppl fall in to it.
I have once written about it as well, The dangers and threat of using Self destruct Private Notes.
It was like more than 3 years ago and still, scammers are trying to milk it the way they did way back.
And probably the scam criminals are still behind this "private notes" scam.
It was like more than 3 years ago and still, scammers are trying to milk it the way they did way back.
And probably the scam criminals are still behind this "private notes" scam.
I know some may be out there charming for this site and wanted to ise their service because of the function of having a self destruct to all message sent after been read, i use to encourage people that they should take their time in making research and checking on some reviews left on those sites before using them, we should by now wise up in knowing between the difference in what is good and what is not even though they appear to be good.
I have reported the phishing website to its hosting/registrar "webnic.cc". Let's wait their reply and let's see what's their judgement in 24 hours or more. I expect this will be settled once they replied.
Code:
Domain Name: privnote.co
Registry Domain ID: D537AF02ADE244405A9D7652E7F71BECF-GDREG
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.webnic.cc
Registrar URL: www.webnic.cc
Updated Date: 2023-06-02T19:15:23Z
Creation Date: 2022-02-10T17:00:42Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2025-02-10T17:00:42Z
I have once written about it as well, The dangers and threat of using Self destruct Private Notes.
It was like more than 3 years ago and still, scammers are trying to milk it the way they did way back.
And probably the scam criminals are still behind this "private notes" scam.
It was like more than 3 years ago and still, scammers are trying to milk it the way they did way back.
And probably the scam criminals are still behind this "private notes" scam.
We can not expect from any scammer that they will stop their scamming. As long as the crypto is live, they won't stop
. And yes there is a big change in getting involved the same team is behind from the beginning.Only self-awareness is the way to be safe from these shit scams.
That is true, that's why members here keep on giving us advise on what is the current scams so that we can stay away from it. As I have said, I have it like 3 years ago and I'm thinking that when crypto enthusiast grows and so are the scammers here.
Self-awareness, or self-education will be the way to go, educate ourselves and don't let this scammers easily stealing our hard earn crypto.
Private notes is not they way to go to share our private keys or mnemonics phrases across.
I have reported this website already: https://www.google.com/safebrowsing/static/submit_success.html?hl=en
The more terrifying is this thread the same like this was made few months ago yet the site is still up. That means no one still reported it yet to its registrar as malicious/phishing which can still victimize those newbies or anyone who is privnote users.
I was using the cell phone and googled privnote to send in private a message to another user...and guess what was on the very top of the search results...yep the scam site https://privnote.co/
I've seen this scam site before in one of the topics on the forum, and what's strange is that the scam domain ending with .co is still alive and hasn't been dropped yet. Indeed, Google ads have become suspicious, and, unfortunately, there isn't a thorough review/check of ads for scam websites promoted by scammers, which appear in the top search results after they pay the required fees. Honestly, I find the "private note" service, allowing users to create online notes, unhelpful and unnecessary, thanks to the existence of communication apps managed by major companies, unlike these sites where we don't know who stands behind them and their privacy protection. Moreover, The matter gets worse if you use them, give important data, or conduct financial transactions through them. Anyway, we can report this scam site through the registrar >webnic.cc. legendary
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I have once written about it as well, The dangers and threat of using Self destruct Private Notes.
It was like more than 3 years ago and still, scammers are trying to milk it the way they did way back.
And probably the scam criminals are still behind this "private notes" scam.
It was like more than 3 years ago and still, scammers are trying to milk it the way they did way back.
And probably the scam criminals are still behind this "private notes" scam.
We can not expect from any scammer that they will stop their scamming. As long as the crypto is live, they won't stop
. And yes there is a big change in getting involved the same team is behind from the beginning.Only self-awareness is the way to be safe from these shit scams.
I have once written about it as well, The dangers and threat of using Self destruct Private Notes.
It was like more than 3 years ago and still, scammers are trying to milk it the way they did way back.
And probably the scam criminals are still behind this "private notes" scam.
It was like more than 3 years ago and still, scammers are trying to milk it the way they did way back.
And probably the scam criminals are still behind this "private notes" scam.
Yes, this is not the first time that we have seen Privnote being taking advantage of cyber criminals,
Privnote(s).com Bitcoin Phishing Scam
[warning] Fake Private-note -- pirvnota.com
And I also agree with @NotATether, https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/pgp-is-a-better-solution-than-privnote-4419636
Privnote(s).com Bitcoin Phishing Scam
[warning] Fake Private-note -- pirvnota.com
And I also agree with @NotATether, https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/pgp-is-a-better-solution-than-privnote-4419636
Thanks for sharing this. The site looks similar to the original site. I doubt people can realize it’s a fake site at first.
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