Scammer nowadays are getting smarter that is why we should learn more so we can avoid the phising website like this. Back then one of people in my local community lost his entire balance that worth around 80K USD at that time because he installed the wrong app in the palystore back then SolFlare doesnt have wallet in android but somehow it pass the bar from the play store security and maybe drain lot of people.
The key is always double check everything and create a hot wallet and cold wallet for extra security + Hardware wallet
Topic: Phantom phishing website (Read 323 times)
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Knowledge to avoid scams and phishing is important, I don't say you are wrong, but my emphasize is, if they are careful, they won't be scammed even they don't have knowledge about phishing scams.
It must be known by anyone because this is basic knowledge to avoid phishing sites will take all the contents of anyone's wallet connected. Knowledge to avoid scams and phishing is important, I don't say you are wrong, but my emphasize is, if they are careful, they won't be scammed even they don't have knowledge about phishing scams.
Being careful in everything is mandatory to do, regardless of anyone, even those who are professionals.
Seeing the incidence of phishing with many methods carried out today, we must indeed be smarter than scammers.
Now that technology is getting more sophisticated, it is increasingly assisted by AI to do phishing.
I once read the news of someone who was too skeptical about the security of his device, used all kinds of security but in the end he fell into a scam trap and lost his money in just a few hours.
https://cyberthreat.id/read/2553/Rekening-Jenius-YouTuber-Wisnu-Dibobol-Ini-Kata-Pakar-TI
Skepticism also does not help to be safe from scammer attacks, so it is necessary to remain vigilant.
I understand you but we have to understand too that not everyone is a pro in this space. It is carelessness actually but you need to have at least a minimum knowledge of cyber or Web discernment. Some people can read and write perfectly but they can not differentiate between a fake and legit website. It's unfair to say they deserve to be scammed in that way.
It's purely and mainly because of carelessness. If they are careful enough, as I said, they won't be scammed. Phantom and phtn are really different words and I will never be scammed with this.Knowledge to avoid scams and phishing is important, I don't say you are wrong, but my emphasize is, if they are careful, they won't be scammed even they don't have knowledge about phishing scams.
Like if they want to find a Bitcoin forum, and someone gives them a forum with its name as "Shitcoin forum", will they join?
And anywhere there is hype or attention, scammers will go to any length to take advantage of such projects in order to defraud people, and the Rockies are notorious for falling victim to little mishaps, so it has become a major source of concern. And google might show concern and am sure they would have been bringing a lot of things like this down or they should create sections were you can even report most of this fake links, we know how scammers are persistent with their craft always bringing out new things so informations like this will even safe us from a lot of things.
It is an eye opener to how vulnerable we all can be and how little most people know when it comes security from fraud in data transactions. it might explain all of the emails I have been getting from Gmail accounts with subject lines like "Important! Account details expiring soon!" for services I have never had an account with. Some people might not realize that it's still possible to see the 'from' address before you open the email. In any case this is why it's always recommended to use a unique, randomly generated password with 2 factor auth for everything.
For the crypto aspect even if you consider yourself an experienced crypto trader who is typically cautious about clicking links, please don't put all your eggs in one basket, diversify and only investing what you can afford to lose. You should be maintaining multiple income streams in order to support crypto trading and holding.
People who were scammed with that stupid link, deserve to be scammed.
From Phantom to phtn, if they can be scammed like this, they're super stupid and very careless.
From Phantom to phtn, if they can be scammed like this, they're super stupid and very careless.
I understand you but we have to understand too that not everyone is a pro in this space. It is carelessness actually but you need to have at least a minimum knowledge of cyber or Web discernment. Some people can read and write perfectly but they can not differentiate between a fake and legit website. It's unfair to say they deserve to be scammed in that way.
However, I will advice them to get themselves acquainted with necessary knowledge pertaining to cyber network as long as they have venture into this space. Majority know how to browse through the internet but they don't even bother to know about the web links they interact with.
Most importantly, never import your seed phrase or private key into unofficial apps or website for any reason.
They look almost identical, and it will be difficult to distinguish between the two. Imagine you had previously created the wallet and wanted to log in, and the next thing you know, after importing your seed phrase, your assets are already at risk, and there may be many fake sites like this that people will fall victim to, as we learn every day.
This is true. It scary when you got new device or laptop that youll install for new wallet and finding out that its gonna be a fake one but when you look at it all you find is almost the same app.A warning should be implemented at the expense of the Google so people would not be blindly be victimized by this.
It seems the app is almost identical to the original phantom. Thanks OP for sharing this Id hope some of our community members here wouldnt be trick by this.
I get the hype surrounding phantom as degen on memecoin right now is on hype and scammers likely take advantage of it to lure some newbies into apeing and doing a fake one might do the trick there.
Damn Google should do something about it dont you think guys.
I completely agree with you. Fake app is very similar to real Phantom app which makes it very tricky. You are right people are very excited about Phantom and other meme coins, and this excitement can make people more likely to fall for scams. It is sad that scammers are using this excitement to trick new investors. Google should definitely do something to remove these fake apps and keep users safe from scams. We should all be careful and learn more before putting our money into anything. We need to make sure we are using real app and not fake one. I get the hype surrounding phantom as degen on memecoin right now is on hype and scammers likely take advantage of it to lure some newbies into apeing and doing a fake one might do the trick there.
Damn Google should do something about it dont you think guys.
That's a conventional way of scamming those people who already have this wallet. They're targeting those who have probably uninstalled or just trying to get an updated version of it. Because if someone's making a new wallet and it asks for the seeds, that's the obvious scam there.
Damn Google should do something about it dont you think guys.
They don't even do something with the scam-sponsored ads on their search engine, no filters, it will show even the right people for their scamming. Google is only for the ads money. 
It seems the app is almost identical to the original phantom. Thanks OP for sharing this Id hope some of our community members here wouldnt be trick by this.
I get the hype surrounding phantom as degen on memecoin right now is on hype and scammers likely take advantage of it to lure some newbies into apeing and doing a fake one might do the trick there.
Damn Google should do something about it dont you think guys.
I get the hype surrounding phantom as degen on memecoin right now is on hype and scammers likely take advantage of it to lure some newbies into apeing and doing a fake one might do the trick there.
Damn Google should do something about it dont you think guys.
They look almost identical, and it will be difficult to distinguish between the two. Imagine you had previously created the wallet and wanted to log in, and the next thing you know, after importing your seed phrase, your assets are already at risk, and there may be many fake sites like this that people will fall victim to, as we learn every day.
And anywhere there is hype or attention, scammers will go to any length to take advantage of such projects in order to defraud people, and the Rockies are notorious for falling victim to little mishaps, so it has become a major source of concern. And google might show concern and am sure they would have been bringing a lot of things like this down or they should create sections were you can even report most of this fake links, we know how scammers are persistent with their craft always bringing out new things so informations like this will even safe us from a lot of things.
Ive seen before MetaMask have tons of phishing like this and after Solana became popular, hackers seems to see this as an opportunity, to avoid this as possible check the link because recently if you tried to search a wallet into your search engines especially google there's an advertisement promotion so don't always click at the top list search always verify if all of the letters in the domain are the same with the original. I didn't seen this extension every time I search phantom but report as possible so newbies don't fall on this trap.
When you already built up a successful business, your website will be favorite target of scammers who will create many phishing sites to scam your current and potential users.As a business operator, you will have to create your business' knowledge hub for users, to inform them about most common scam types, including phishing and if possible, have an article on these scam types. It is helpful for users as well as guests to reduce risk of being scammed by phishing sites. If your business has these documents for users and guests, the rest will be responsibility of them, and if they are scammed, it's because they didn't read and learn, and were too carelessly.
Beyond phishing sites, there is another scam, Punycode and how to protect yourself from Spoofed URLs and fake websites..
Ive seen before MetaMask have tons of phishing like this and after Solana became popular, hackers seems to see this as an opportunity, to avoid this as possible check the link because recently if you tried to search a wallet into your search engines especially google there's an advertisement promotion so don't always click at the top list search always verify if all of the letters in the domain are the same with the original. I didn't seen this extension every time I search phantom but report as possible so newbies don't fall on this trap.
It seems the app is almost identical to the original phantom. Thanks OP for sharing this Id hope some of our community members here wouldnt be trick by this.
I get the hype surrounding phantom as degen on memecoin right now is on hype and scammers likely take advantage of it to lure some newbies into apeing and doing a fake one might do the trick there.
Damn Google should do something about it dont you think guys.
I get the hype surrounding phantom as degen on memecoin right now is on hype and scammers likely take advantage of it to lure some newbies into apeing and doing a fake one might do the trick there.
Damn Google should do something about it dont you think guys.
Hmm, How many people reported it until now, I've seen many of such pages ...
I think the number of reports and Google's automatic filtering system just can't keep up with the number of new phishing websites. I don't think 1 or 10 reports is enough to trigger the system, not to mention some people just find it troublesome to report these websites even if they know it's fake. The best protection is our awareness. 
Hmm, How many people reported it until now, I've seen many of such pages ...
Always check the Domain / URL
click from the official source only like ANN, Official Social media etc etc..
Mostly newbies fall into such scams due to the incapability of controlling emotion.
Always check the Domain / URL
click from the official source only like ANN, Official Social media etc etc..
Mostly newbies fall into such scams due to the incapability of controlling emotion.
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They also allow fake applications to be listed in their Google Play Store, that is another unacceptable quality control from Google. They had bad procedure to keep things work smoothly and safely for community or they just intended to allow all these scam things.
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This is very dangerous because the Google Play Store is the place where the official application has been said to be safe, but in fact it is still a place to store applications that contain malware in it. They also allow fake applications to be listed in their Google Play Store, that is another unacceptable quality control from Google. They had bad procedure to keep things work smoothly and safely for community or they just intended to allow all these scam things.
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As in the case of the Xenomorph malware which was excited because it was camouflaged as a Keyboard application that was not even detected by Google and targeted victims who had mobile banking applications, crypto wallets and would drain everything there.
Now it's necessary to be careful with all the platforms that say they're safe, but in fact they don't know what's going on.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.61893757
I also often find them and scammers also pay Google Ads so that phishing links can be on top when the search is done.
In addition to the main search page, scammers also place ads on social media such as Facebook, X so that their phishing links are easily exposed and those who don't know will click and visit it and indeed look like the real page.
Google are shady with their advertisement policies and regulations, it's unacceptable that their search engine displays phishing sites on top, sometimes with Ads badge too.In addition to the main search page, scammers also place ads on social media such as Facebook, X so that their phishing links are easily exposed and those who don't know will click and visit it and indeed look like the real page.
They also allow fake applications to be listed in their Google Play Store, that is another unacceptable quality control from Google. They had bad procedure to keep things work smoothly and safely for community or they just intended to allow all these scam things.
Advertisement on social media is the same too, and these platforms probably believe that they will have no issue with laws and if anything wrong, the companies, advertisers will be responsible first, not Google or Facebook.
You are making a point here, it is not really making any sense after one receives an application for a product and some other people send something similar to the original and they can not question the authenticity of the fake or clone they have received, they go ahead to publish or upload it on their website for people to download thereby putting millions of people at risk to fake which could cost them their assets and funds.
When it comes to verification, they do not bother themselves because they already put up user policy that could cover them if anything goes south but I still wonder why people do not take their time to observe what they are downloading into their gadget, may be taking time to look at spellings, punctuations on letters, extra letters etc, these little things could give tips to noting scams and fake phishing websites and applications.
I also often find them and scammers also pay Google Ads so that phishing links can be on top when the search is done.
In addition to the main search page, scammers also place ads on social media such as Facebook, X so that their phishing links are easily exposed and those who don't know will click and visit it and indeed look like the real page.
Google are shady with their advertisement policies and regulations, it's unacceptable that their search engine displays phishing sites on top, sometimes with Ads badge too.In addition to the main search page, scammers also place ads on social media such as Facebook, X so that their phishing links are easily exposed and those who don't know will click and visit it and indeed look like the real page.
They also allow fake applications to be listed in their Google Play Store, that is another unacceptable quality control from Google. They had bad procedure to keep things work smoothly and safely for community or they just intended to allow all these scam things.
Advertisement on social media is the same too, and these platforms probably believe that they will have no issue with laws and if anything wrong, the companies, advertisers will be responsible first, not Google or Facebook.
Just as you can see, the differences is very clear to notice, but some of these newbies don't care to check all these spellings properly; they are always eager to have the wallet so as to but whatever coin has been recommended for them to avoid missing out; that's FOMO.
Phishing attacks are an old method of scam. That is why there are several threads here that always advice newbies to always try and download any crypto related exchanges or wallets from their official websites, not by just using google Search; it is very important to be very vigilant and give proper concentration to wallets and where to download them because if any newbie get scammed for their mistakes, they will blame crypto and call it scam.
Phishing attacks are an old method of scam. That is why there are several threads here that always advice newbies to always try and download any crypto related exchanges or wallets from their official websites, not by just using google Search; it is very important to be very vigilant and give proper concentration to wallets and where to download them because if any newbie get scammed for their mistakes, they will blame crypto and call it scam.
The problem is do this newbies actually know the real one before even dictating which is the right one, most of the times newbies usually head to goggle search engine to search for wallets they want and if they haven’t used such wallet before they simply just get the copyright or the phishing one and assuming it is the right one and this is not entirely their fault but a problem of ignorance. The best thing is when we are teaching the newbies the legit links to get the resources should be given out too so that they get the right info and tools too. Other than that newbies also should prioritize going to the wallet website
Just as you can see, the differences is very clear to notice, but some of these newbies don't care to check all these spellings properly; they are always eager to have the wallet so as to but whatever coin has been recommended for them to avoid missing out; that's FOMO.
Phishing attacks are an old method of scam. That is why there are several threads here that always advice newbies to always try and download any crypto related exchanges or wallets from their official websites, not by just using google Search; it is very important to be very vigilant and give proper concentration to wallets and where to download them because if any newbie get scammed for their mistakes, they will blame crypto and call it scam.
Just as you can see, the differences is very clear to notice, but some of these newbies don't care to check all these spellings properly; they are always eager to have the wallet so as to but whatever coin has been recommended for them to avoid missing out; that's FOMO.
Phishing attacks are an old method of scam. That is why there are several threads here that always advice newbies to always try and download any crypto related exchanges or wallets from their official websites, not by just using google Search; it is very important to be very vigilant and give proper concentration to wallets and where to download them because if any newbie get scammed for their mistakes, they will blame crypto and call it scam.
Phishing attacks are an old method of scam. That is why there are several threads here that always advice newbies to always try and download any crypto related exchanges or wallets from their official websites, not by just using google Search; it is very important to be very vigilant and give proper concentration to wallets and where to download them because if any newbie get scammed for their mistakes, they will blame crypto and call it scam.
The problem is do this newbies actually know the real one before even dictating which is the right one, most of the times newbies usually head to goggle search engine to search for wallets they want and if they haven’t used such wallet before they simply just get the copyright or the phishing one and assuming it is the right one and this is not entirely their fault but a problem of ignorance. The best thing is when we are teaching the newbies the legit links to get the resources should be given out too so that they get the right info and tools too. Other than that newbies also should prioritize going to the wallet website
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