Topic: Looks like a phishing attack! Should we avoid them? (Read 312 times)
Yes, it's a scamming attack and you have done a great job by reporting it to the moderators. That user will soon get banned because sending such messages with such links often leads to a permanent ban. This scammer was so clever that he bought cooper membership in order to scam other members. I hope that you reports will soon come to fruition and the scammer will get banned from this forum.
Thanks to all for responding to this query, I am glad I made the right choice of not clicking the link and I have reported the message to the admins, and let's see if the person gets banned or warned.
Do you have news here? Did moderators issue a ban or warning? Because for such fraud, action needs to be taken to prevent more suspicious link cases.
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And even so, one needs to be sharp on his wits. It wouldn’t be the first time that a high-ranked account has been hacked on the forum, and used to try to scam people, or even gone rouge. The link sent around in the image shown in the OP, and the site it subsequently took one to, would likely make one suspect, disregarding the actual account that sent the PM. Nevertheless, some people might be captivated by receiving a PM from certain accounts (high-ranked/Trusted/Reputable) and go for it blindfolded.
I received this message a while ago, but came to know about it recently, I am not a crypto expert, but I do have some idea that this is some sort of phishing attack. But honestly, at first, I thought it was not, because the member has a copper account means he must have paid some amount to register the account. I came to know about copper membership from here ( https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.52972617 ). I thought he had paid some amount so he must be generic because he has spent money so why would he try to attack others using the same account? While can get banned after doing it?
I have learned a lot about this forum, and also learned a lot about crypto from it too. But I think we should all avoid these types of messages. But I thought I should have shared it here for confirmation purposes and to warn others about these types of scams. I hope I am not posting something that is already been discussed. TY
Thank you OP for sharing it in this thread, I'm sure the scammer account only sent private messages to small accounts because I never got the message, whatever it is, as long as the message isn't sent by a trusted member then don't ever believe that message, keep your account password confidential because it is very valuable.
I had to check the site myself to see to the outcome how it would be. It seems that what members replies here suspected it to be is truth. How can they be sending unsolicited messages to people just to get at them. This is against the forum policy so there I will join other members here to advise you to report that message and account to moderator to keep track of the activities of that account holder so as to forestall any further occurrences which would emanate to members been hacked.
Looking at the content of the message,one would easily tell the nature of this message and where it is point towards..it would only take a smart trader to decipher their gimmicks and do away with them. This is scam and as such should be deleted immediately without any further delay.
Looking at the content of the message,one would easily tell the nature of this message and where it is point towards..it would only take a smart trader to decipher their gimmicks and do away with them. This is scam and as such should be deleted immediately without any further delay.
Just as the first person said, you should report this kind of PM, as it's unsolicited. I think while I was a member rank, I received this kind of PM twice, and I only ignored those users because their PM was pointless. OP, in the crypto space, a lot of things are happening. Scammers and hackers are working 24/7 just to develop a new strategy to hack investors assets, and with all their ploit, it would not even be difficult for them to pay some small amount just to make sure they get what they want. To obtain a copper account, it does not require you to pay a significant amount of bitcoin, so it's easy for a scammer or hacker to just pay that little amount in order to obtain a copper account. Everybody should trade cautiously.
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Well regardless if it was a phishing attack or not, you should never trust any links send by someone in any forms of communication. Back in the days that I was trying to do airdrops, some random email came through coming from the dev team of the airdrop reached out to me saying that I can now claim my tokens in their site. Turns out it was an attempt to get my PKs stolen.Others input isn't only exclusive to this forun, OP. Stay safe out there!
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Technically, the account wasn’t really phishing through the link he sent in the PM, but rather scamming. At least that is the impression I got reading through the Untrusted Feedback on his profile:Quote
He/she is promoting scam exchange where is giving free 0.005btc that can't be withdraw but asking people to send 0.002btc or it's equivalent first.
Don't trade or do business with this person.
Scam exchange link:
Don't trade or do business with this person.
Scam exchange link:
I believe that the above Trust entry was written in relation to a thread he created at the time on the forum with the same content:
https://ninjastic.space/topic/5461045
Theoretically, the account could have been banned in view of rule number 29:
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29. Sending unsolicited PMs, including but not limited to advertising and flood, is not allowed.
I figure it will depend though on people actually reporting having received this type of unsolicited PM, and the amount of recurrence (a one off likely won’t get him banned, but if he sent the same PM to quite a few there should be grounds for a ban of some sort).As mentioned, spending some sats on acquiring a Copper Membership is no measure of trustworthiness, though perhaps it is something that people see as "meaning something" until they know better.
It is a scam and it is best for you to report any links you find in private (unless you trust the account holder). These links may contain viruses or, at the very least, will lead to revealing your identity.
I think it was not sent to you randomly, but rather part of a social attack, so be careful about sharing your data and always ask about any service, especially those that seem too good to be true.
0.005 is approximately equal to more than $132, which is a large amount to get for free.
I think it was not sent to you randomly, but rather part of a social attack, so be careful about sharing your data and always ask about any service, especially those that seem too good to be true.
0.005 is approximately equal to more than $132, which is a large amount to get for free.
Yes bro, He bought copper membership to use it for phishing attack as a newbie cant send the PM's as fa r I know,
Newbies can send PMs but it is restricted to one in an hour and max of two in a day. These numbers can not be used to spread phishing links, so the user had to purchase copper membership to be able to send more PMs to more recipients and hop that at least one of them clicks on it.- Jay -
Thanks to all for responding to this query, I am glad I made the right choice of not clicking the link and I have reported the message to the admins, and let's see if the person gets banned or warned. But I wanted to thank all of you, for your valuable suggestions and guides, I have come to learn some things related to messages and some message settings, like not receiving messages from newbies thanks to Lucius. All of your replies were valuable and thanks again I will keep your suggestions in mind.
I thought he had paid some amount so he must be generic because he has spent money so why would he try to attack others using the same account? While can get banned after doing it?
I am surprised this guy isn't banned yet, but he will be soon if enough people report his messages to moderators.My rule is to never click on any links I received inside message, even from so called trusted members, it's easy way to get your account hijacked or get redirected to some phishing website that steals your data.
I received this message a while ago, but came to know about it recently, I am not a crypto expert, but I do have some idea that this is some sort of phishing attack. But honestly, at first, I thought it was not, because the member has a copper account means he must have paid some amount to register the account. I came to know about copper membership from here ( https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.52972617 ). I thought he had paid some amount so he must be generic because he has spent money so why would he try to attack others using the same account? While can get banned after doing it?
I have learned a lot about this forum, and also learned a lot about crypto from it too. But I think we should all avoid these types of messages. But I thought I should have shared it here for confirmation purposes and to warn others about these types of scams. I hope I am not posting something that is already been discussed. TY
Yes bro, He bought copper membership to use it for phishing attack as a newbie cant send the PM's as fa r I know, well i haven't encountered such PM yet but if in future i could than firstly i will report it, as our seniors said you should report it, there is no doubt left now that it was a phishing attack.
Hopefully there are no victims of this kind of fraud, the method used by the perpetrator has violated the forum rules because he has included a phishing site that can harm other people.
Always be careful with PMs like this and don't get caught up in the Copper Member status of the perpetrator, he deliberately bought it to make it easier to post content containing images. If there are any suspicious elements, report the issue to the Scam Accusations board.
6. No linking to phishing or malware, without a warning and a valid reason. [e]
Always be careful with PMs like this and don't get caught up in the Copper Member status of the perpetrator, he deliberately bought it to make it easier to post content containing images. If there are any suspicious elements, report the issue to the Scam Accusations board.
@Dictator69, apart from the fact that you can (and should) report such PMs by clicking on the "report to admin" button, you can also protect yourself from receiving such messages from newbies by simply blocking them from sending you messages.
Profile -> Personal Message Options -> Allow newbies to send you PMs. (uncheck)
Of course we know that such links from newbies are automatically removed in public posts, the question is why are they even allowed to send such links through PM?
Profile -> Personal Message Options -> Allow newbies to send you PMs. (uncheck)
Of course we know that such links from newbies are automatically removed in public posts, the question is why are they even allowed to send such links through PM?
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If a newbie send you a message, it will show a warning in such regards because some of them are not sending PM on important cause, just as we expect a user to have been experienced on the forum before he may have anything to do with sending other people PM, such content newbies send could be physhing, malicious or spam, if you don't know or have an important thing to do with a member, then always disregard their message, if you engage on any deal with any user, you're doing that on your own risk.
It's unsolicited PM, deserves to be reported and banned.
The information is too generous, with 0.005 BTC to claim for each user. That platform must be very rich to run such give away, first in bitcoin, and second with very good value to claim. Rules to claim, no rule at all, it's easy and very sensitive for cheating.
Many red flags including the warning you see with their website as posted by one member.
The information is too generous, with 0.005 BTC to claim for each user. That platform must be very rich to run such give away, first in bitcoin, and second with very good value to claim. Rules to claim, no rule at all, it's easy and very sensitive for cheating.
Many red flags including the warning you see with their website as posted by one member.
A quick advice for you OP.
It is not uncommon for scammers to spend their money on anything or anyone to gain your trust, and if you are someone who believes getting things for free is normal then you will end up paying back more than they have given.
Occasionally, I receive messages on this forum from newbies, and there is always a link included in the message. Since I am not new to the internet, I know what scammers do to lure their next victim.
In my opinion, no high rank member on this forum will attempt to scam you because they realize it will put their account at risk, and they realize how hard they worked to get to the high rank. Be more concerned about newbies, stay away from them at all costs, because their accounts are brand new, even if they are copper accounts, they have nothing to lose.
When someone sends you a PM with a link, they're up to no good. Use common sense.
It is not uncommon for scammers to spend their money on anything or anyone to gain your trust, and if you are someone who believes getting things for free is normal then you will end up paying back more than they have given.
Occasionally, I receive messages on this forum from newbies, and there is always a link included in the message. Since I am not new to the internet, I know what scammers do to lure their next victim.
In my opinion, no high rank member on this forum will attempt to scam you because they realize it will put their account at risk, and they realize how hard they worked to get to the high rank. Be more concerned about newbies, stay away from them at all costs, because their accounts are brand new, even if they are copper accounts, they have nothing to lose.
When someone sends you a PM with a link, they're up to no good. Use common sense.
I thought he had paid some amount so he must be generic because he has spent money so why would he try to attack others using the same account? While can get banned after doing it?
You should not take copper or paid accounts as for granted or to trust someone. If you really wanted to differentiate that either you should trust this dude or not then simple before clicking on any link, use your common sense, like why would he want you to make money. If I can show you, my twitter, and other social media accounts are filled with such phishing message in which they try to give your many offers, like free nudes, free money, free burgers in your area etc. etc. They are just trying and making attempts on newbies, because they know that newbies don't know that much and they might fall for their shit. I am relieved to know that you did not clicked on any link. And reported the person here. I am sure that many members will have reported the person till now and I am also going to do the same and I might give him red trust or negative feedback using your pic's reference. But I think that's won't be needed if he will get ban.
I received this message a while ago, but came to know about it recently, I am not a crypto expert, but I do have some idea that this is some sort of phishing attack. But honestly, at first, I thought it was not, because the member has a copper account means he must have paid some amount to register the account. I came to know about copper membership from here ( https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.52972617 ). I thought he had paid some amount so he must be generic because he has spent money so why would he try to attack others using the same account? While can get banned after doing it?
It is definitely a phishing attack, you can see that the forum warns against just message. Don’t be carried away with the copper membership account he purchased, scammers can invest a lot to get their target. Also this is a forum account that can easily be hacked and the hacker could attempt a scam with such account so in general if you receive a message from anyone even if it is high ranking member containing a link i would just advice you not to click it. If it is something important I notice that prominent members would rather create a thread about it rather than sending unsolicited messages to anyone
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