This is why all messages should be encrypted using PGP to eliminate man-in-the-middle attacks like this.
If PGP is too complicated for you, use my tool encdec.zenulabidin.com and you can send them a base64-encrypted message and the password.
I use AES-256 with 600K rounds of PBKDF2-SHA256 password hash.
Topic: [INFO} Be aware of https://privnote.co/ - page 2. (Read 390 times)
You've got to know privnote.co is a site which's copied to look like privnote.com. It's trying deceive ppl to send private info which's going to be intercepted by scammers who'll steal your info. If you're sending private keys or passwords they'll hack them. It's important to say privnote.com provides a service it's a legit business.
Yes, they know, that's basically what's being discussed here, that the site copied the original one. And no, it didn't work that way, sending private keys or password. They change the address you wrote on the message with their own, thus the fund sent by the recipient of the message will actually arrived at the scammer's wallet instead of the original message owner.
Unless these services are open source or allow you to sign messages offline, I don't know how you can trust them. I thought it was public/private key cryptography, where you generate the private key without having to connect to the server, and the server is a place to collect the public key.
This service is a scam and you should not use any that give you private navigation without verifying everything.
This service is a scam and you should not use any that give you private navigation without verifying everything.
You've got to know privnote.co is a site which's copied to look like privnote.com. It's trying deceive ppl to send private info which's going to be intercepted by scammers who'll steal your info. If you're sending private keys or passwords they'll hack them. It's important to say privnote.com provides a service it's a legit business.
After I saw this I created a test and sure enough, they are changing the address, I'm not fond of using private notes but its worth warning people about this, scammers are everywhere and private note is one of the platforms where they can implement their scheme.
People who are using private notes should bookmark the right site and check the resulted notes to see of any changes,
Checking Whois the scam privnote is already over a year https://www.whois.com/whois/privnote.co
This platform should be reported to Google or to their domain registrar to stop people from falling to this scam platform.
People who are using private notes should bookmark the right site and check the resulted notes to see of any changes,
Checking Whois the scam privnote is already over a year https://www.whois.com/whois/privnote.co
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Domain: privnote.co
Registrar: Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc
Registered On: 2022-02-10
Expires On: 2025-02-10
Updated On: 2023-06-02
Registrar: Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc
Registered On: 2022-02-10
Expires On: 2025-02-10
Updated On: 2023-06-02
This platform should be reported to Google or to their domain registrar to stop people from falling to this scam platform.
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SO be very very careful out there! Also on another note....I tried the google search the same way I did on my phone and that top results was actually the real site...not sure why the fake one comes on my cell though
SO be very very careful out there! Also on another note....I tried the google search the same way I did on my phone and that top results was actually the real site...not sure why the fake one comes on my cell though
The fake one is an ad, they paid some amount to google so their site can be shown on the top most result. Since google did not filter out scammers, it's a very common practice used by crypto scammers and phishing site to rob their victim. This is why crypto users, especially mixer users, are... ehm, I mean are-but-soon-will-be-were always encouraged to consult to the forum before they deal with a site they found on google search result, since scammers use this trick very often.
SO be very very careful out there! Also on another note....I tried the google search the same way I did on my phone and that top results was actually the real site...not sure why the fake one comes on my cell though
Perhaps you have an adblocker on your PC? From your first image --search result on your phone-- the first entry was actually an advertisement hence the "sponsored" tag. From my experience there are loads of scams on google ads.
So I personally use the firefox app on my phone so I could install ublock origin and block most ads.
Ofc, this doesn't mean I encourage people to now trust whatever is on the first result as the best approach is to always type the URL yourself/bookmark it then double check.
After reading your post, I got curious and decided to check if there are other “privnote” clones that are doing similar scam, lo and behold I saw https://privatenote.io/
This was the text in inputted.
And here’s what they wanted to revealed to the person that’s going to receive the link.
This shit is really scary, imagine the amount that people are going to lose for using something like this.
This was the text in inputted.
And here’s what they wanted to revealed to the person that’s going to receive the link.
This shit is really scary, imagine the amount that people are going to lose for using something like this.
Then when I copied the link and opened it up....voila.....a new BTC addy that I assume goes to the scammers wallet!
You are lucky that you noticed. But I imagine someone asked for a BTC address, you sent it via this third party site. They received scammers address and paid. Later you are going to tell the guy you have not get paid, the other guy will tell he paid. Both of you are correct but the money were gone already to the scammers wallet.
I think when you are going to give an address, always sign a message with one of your known address, suggest the other party to verify the message before sending anything.
That's scary, the scammer is clever enough to find the loophole of this kind service.
Anyway, I think it's good to mention the legit site, I mean it's good to warn other users to not use the fake/scam site, but we need to know the legit site too.
Is one of your client or you get scammed from this site?
Anyway, I think it's good to mention the legit site, I mean it's good to warn other users to not use the fake/scam site, but we need to know the legit site too.
Is one of your client or you get scammed from this site?
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This was brought up in the past but wanted to make a new thread for people that are not aware of this scam site. https://privnote.co/
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/
So for the unaware....I pasted a BTC addy in and created the link as follows...
Then when I copied the link and opened it up....voila.....a new BTC addy that I assume goes to the scammers wallet!
SO be very very careful out there! Also on another note....I tried the google search the same way I did on my phone and that top results was actually the real site...not sure why the fake one comes on my cell though
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/
So for the unaware....I pasted a BTC addy in and created the link as follows...
Then when I copied the link and opened it up....voila.....a new BTC addy that I assume goes to the scammers wallet!
SO be very very careful out there! Also on another note....I tried the google search the same way I did on my phone and that top results was actually the real site...not sure why the fake one comes on my cell though
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