One of ways to identify scams - page 3.

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Quote from: Nwada001 on October 15, 2023, 04:46:28 PM

Because looking at the current price of the iPhone 14 and the numbers of pie that's attached to it to replace the price means they really add a lot of value to that pie of a thing, I doubt that site even has any of those listed items in their stock as they can just be blabbing to attract those desperate to sell or spend their pie stock in their wallet.

It's not properly documented that of iPhone 13 is 41 pi while 14 is 4 pi Where's the sense out of that , no tallies . Guess it's proving itself already

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Whenever we control ourselves in terms of rushing to make used of those site you can see that the scam rate will reduce. See human are so so greedy in a way that whenever they sees something like this flashes their eyes they will think is a golden opportunity for them to acquired such thing at a cheaper price rather than going the normal way to acquire whatever they wanted. Yes scammers are always exploring different ways to try scamming people and the worst things is that they always upgrade themselves and whenever they strike if you are not smart in reasoning they could get you carried without your attention flashing on their main purpose and arms towards it.

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But hold a second, I just want to ask for clarification purposes about this pie: do they have a separate wallet or is the token compatible with other altcoin wallets? Just asking, as the token seems to have a separate blockchain and if they have a separate wallet and these scammers are looking for pie like this, does that mean that they have means of selling it that others don't know?

Because looking at the current price of the iPhone 14 and the numbers of pie that's attached to it to replace the price means they really add a lot of value to that pie of a thing, I doubt that site even has any of those listed items in their stock as they can just be blabbing to attract those desperate to sell or spend their pie stock in their wallet.

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Quote from: Bitcoin Smith on October 15, 2023, 02:52:49 PM

Its a web page not a wallet or extension where you can have a wallet, its pretty much an obvious scam.

But do you see all those spelling mistakes they have, I can see on the image you posted,

The typos is obvious especially that of "phrase" but I guess it could be for cover not to completely expose phrase as a button or just a complete typo ;

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Quote from: Potato Chips on October 15, 2023, 03:02:13 PM

The general rule is to err on the side of caution and stick to established/reputable companies.

In addition, Pi network is another scam hence their words doesn't hold much weight and should be stayed away from as well, see: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/pi-network-a-huge-trapwarning-5237735

Members of the Pi community will disagree with you on this even though all the evidence is right in front of them. I’m done arguing about the legitimacy of Pi network, they seem to have a stronghold in certain areas mostly third world countries where everyone is trying so hard to break free from poverty. Many feel they missed the bitcoin train and see every Altcoin as a potential bitcoin and hopefully make riches out of it.

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The general rule is to err on the side of caution and stick to established/reputable companies.

In addition, Pi network is another scam hence their words doesn't hold much weight and should be stayed away from as well, see: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/pi-network-a-huge-trapwarning-5237735

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Quote from: promise444c5 on October 15, 2023, 02:35:53 PM

Other tips to verify a scam site

Do research If there are ads of other scam site
Check reviews although it doesn't work sometimes as they pay off reviewers but still part of tips
Check the duration of existence for a particular site
Check the Trust level over the years

Among others i could mention, it's a good advice to learn more

This is the best way to get ahead of the scammers. They do not expect you to do your due diligence because they often use greed to manipulate their victims. You have made some very good points, I agree with all that’s been said, the only thing missing is a website where people can check the credibility of any website. You can find all you need to know using;
https://www.scamadviser.com/

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Its a web page not a wallet or extension where you can have a wallet, its pretty much an obvious scam.

But do you see all those spelling mistakes they have, I can see on the image you posted, so It's something from a pretty lame attacker who didn't even create a good website to act as a mask to write down the credentials.

Use trusted wallet in the first place, which will never ever ask you to share the recovery seeds to access extra feature on the wallet.

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I don't know anything about this website you are trying to make purchase in, neither do i know much about the pi network (other than many people are mining Pi, thinking it'd be the next Bitcoin Tongue

), nevertheless you shouldn't enter your seed phrase in any website or in anywhere at all. Only enter your seed phrase if you are attempting to import your wallet, and even then you must be careful of the software you are importing it into, you ought to verify it and do it offline if possble.

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Quote from: Charles-Tim on October 15, 2023, 02:41:35 PM

You have not mentioned one which is very important, it is even the most important out of them all. Which is to ask on a forum like Bitcointalk to know if a site or an app is a scam or not. Some people will ask the question on this forum when it is too late and when they have already been scammed

Yes! this is a very crucial one . I've also seen some of post made about scams, almost all are post-scammed .

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Quote from: promise444c5 on October 15, 2023, 02:35:53 PM

Believe it most scams gain trust through short time honesty approximately deceit to gain more attention from audience who eventually fall victim as it's crashes in a short period of time.

Other tips to verify a scam site

Do research If there are ads of other scam site
Check reviews although it doesn't work sometimes as they pay off reviewers but still part of tips
Check the duration of existence for a particular site
Check the Trust level over the years

Among others i could mention, it's a good advice to learn more

You have not mentioned one which is very important, it is even one of the most important among of them all. Which is to ask on a forum like Bitcointalk to know if a site is a scam or not. Some people will ask the question on this forum when it is too late and when they have already been scammed.

One of the important ways that you mentioned is to check the site domain. If the domain is young like some months ago, there is the high probability that the site is a scam.

I do not believe in reviewing or rating site. I believe in what that is old and reputed.

Newbies need to also be very careful not to connect their wallet to a scam site. This type of scam is very common since many months ago.

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The way scamming keeps growing is now alarming or it have always been alarming but much more now .

If you are on track with Web scams unknowingly mostly investment and purchase, once it's getting to the point of add phrase, drop it its a scam so far its not a noncustodial wallet setup or you have a choice to do a thorough checkup and research

This is a page from https://pinetstore.cc asking for phrase
Apart from this its a very young site asking for phrase, well could be trusted but has pi netwok made an official announcement?? I don't think so. Can we say its a scam??

That's left to us Grin

Also if you check the value of pi required to purchase Item below it's looks somehow fishy to entice users.

Believe it most scams gain trust through short time honesty approximately deceit to gain more attention from audience who eventually fall victim as it's crashes in a short period of time.

Other tips to verify a scam site

Do research If there are ads of other scam site
Check reviews although it doesn't work sometimes as they pay off reviewers but still part of tips
Check the duration of existence for a particular site
Check the Trust level over the years

Among others i could mention, it's a good advice to learn more

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Additional Tips

Verifying and background check help for a site from a large forum talk like Bitcointalk.org
Using tools provided by some websites to track scam websites e.g
Website - https://www.scamadviser.com/

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