Topic: Phishing email ask me to install or update brave browser. - page 2. (Read 365 times)
Easiest way to counter these kinds of email scam and even social media scam is to go directly to their official website or blog site to know of there are really official announcement about an ongoing contest or not. Some sites even warn you through their websites that a similar type of scam is spreading in the internet. Just by limiting yourself on the email you are reading won't help but from people who has experience with being victimize by these scams already they will instantly know that this types of emails are bogus.
I find it hilarious that the scammers are asking people to submit information through a Google form, even though one of Brave's important goals is to prevent data-hog companies like Google from accessing and collecting people's data lmao.
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Please don't use those links, this is a try to set malwares in your device. Be careful !
Please don't use those links, this is a try to set malwares in your device. Be careful !
I'd suggest that you remove the original google form link that they've provided in your post (the same for others who have quoted it) or replace it with a placeholder.
You're indirectly re-sharing a malicious link. Also, you'd still make the same point without that.
I know only a twit will fall for that even with the warnings/etc but, let's just keep the possibilities of it being clicked to 0%
This is similar to this post, where a different phrased version was used: [Warning] Fake Brave Bounty Program Giving 1,500 BAT Tokens to each participant! . Looks the same with a slight variant in wording, perhaps to bypass anti-spam filters.
They are just the same in terms of their motive.I just wanna to post up the thread you had given. So far i havent received any suspicious emails yet im not really into giveaways or promotions.So reading up new mails isnt my thing.
I often receive emails like this I always ignore messages like this because I know this is phishing but sometimes it's annoying almost once a week I receive emails like this, I also wonder why the scamerr knows my email even though I didn't publish it.
Your email been definitely scattered out on the net.Any service that had leaked out their mail list can really be used up or can be bought up by someone as part of their list where these phishing emails would be sent into.
Just before about one hour, i have received an email from a strange address ([email protected]) asking me to participate in the giveaway made by Brave browser team. The email was also sent to many other addresses as shown in the details option. This is the body of email:
By following the form link, you will be asked to install/update a brave browser from an unknown/unofficial source. Please don't use those links, this is a try to set malwares in your device. Be careful !
I just received the same email. Usually, the recipient, is a huge list of address. If is that the case, ignore it. There are High chances to click in a malicious link. Quote
Distribution of 1500 BAT tokens from the Brave team after installing the browser.
The official Brave team is pleased to welcome you!
We are in a hurry to inform you of the completion of the Bounty project together with AirDrop. In this regard, we are distributing 1,500 BAT tokens to everyone who fulfills several simple conditions.
The first condition is to install (update) on your Windows or MacOS our browser of the latest version.
After installing (updating) the browser, you also need to go through a free registration during which you indicate your Twitter @Name, BitcointalkUsername and ETH address. This allows you to get 1,500 BAT tokens for you.
Download (update) on your Windows or MacOS, go through registration and get 1500 BAT tokens to your account.
We indicated the link to download or update below in our official form.
Official Brave Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKjAiVEVmlW8Y_u5NBsVqfWsT30-wxVjHFGMJEc2iq0nqw7w/viewform
Thank you for participating!
The official Brave team.
The official Brave team is pleased to welcome you!
We are in a hurry to inform you of the completion of the Bounty project together with AirDrop. In this regard, we are distributing 1,500 BAT tokens to everyone who fulfills several simple conditions.
The first condition is to install (update) on your Windows or MacOS our browser of the latest version.
After installing (updating) the browser, you also need to go through a free registration during which you indicate your Twitter @Name, BitcointalkUsername and ETH address. This allows you to get 1,500 BAT tokens for you.
Download (update) on your Windows or MacOS, go through registration and get 1500 BAT tokens to your account.
We indicated the link to download or update below in our official form.
Official Brave Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKjAiVEVmlW8Y_u5NBsVqfWsT30-wxVjHFGMJEc2iq0nqw7w/viewform
Thank you for participating!
The official Brave team.
By following the form link, you will be asked to install/update a brave browser from an unknown/unofficial source. Please don't use those links, this is a try to set malwares in your device. Be careful !
I often receive emails like this I always ignore messages like this because I know this is phishing but sometimes it's annoying almost once a week I receive emails like this, I also wonder why the scamerr knows my email even though I didn't publish it.
This is similar to this post, where a different phrased version was used: [Warning] Fake Brave Bounty Program Giving 1,500 BAT Tokens to each participant! . Looks the same with a slight variant in wording, perhaps to bypass anti-spam filters.
Just before about one hour, i have received an email from a strange address ([email protected]) asking me to participate in the giveaway made by Brave browser team. The email was also sent to many other addresses as shown in the details option. This is the body of email:
By following the form link, you will be asked to install/update a brave browser from an unknown/unofficial source. Please don't use those links, this is a try to set malwares in your device. Be careful !
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Distribution of 1500 BAT tokens from the Brave team after installing the browser.
The official Brave team is pleased to welcome you!
We are in a hurry to inform you of the completion of the Bounty project together with AirDrop. In this regard, we are distributing 1,500 BAT tokens to everyone who fulfills several simple conditions.
The first condition is to install (update) on your Windows or MacOS our browser of the latest version.
After installing (updating) the browser, you also need to go through a free registration during which you indicate your Twitter @Name, BitcointalkUsername and ETH address. This allows you to get 1,500 BAT tokens for you.
Download (update) on your Windows or MacOS, go through registration and get 1500 BAT tokens to your account.
We indicated the link to download or update below in our official form.
Official Brave Form:
https://docs.google..........
Thank you for participating!
The official Brave team.
The official Brave team is pleased to welcome you!
We are in a hurry to inform you of the completion of the Bounty project together with AirDrop. In this regard, we are distributing 1,500 BAT tokens to everyone who fulfills several simple conditions.
The first condition is to install (update) on your Windows or MacOS our browser of the latest version.
After installing (updating) the browser, you also need to go through a free registration during which you indicate your Twitter @Name, BitcointalkUsername and ETH address. This allows you to get 1,500 BAT tokens for you.
Download (update) on your Windows or MacOS, go through registration and get 1500 BAT tokens to your account.
We indicated the link to download or update below in our official form.
Official Brave Form:
https://docs.google..........
Thank you for participating!
The official Brave team.
By following the form link, you will be asked to install/update a brave browser from an unknown/unofficial source. Please don't use those links, this is a try to set malwares in your device. Be careful !
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