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Topic: [Warning]: Fake Wasabi Wallet website (Read 365 times)

hero member
Activity: 2632
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July 01, 2020, 10:53:06 AM
#21
Thanks for sharing that kind of information mate, there are many users of the legit wasabi website, so there are always hackers trying to create a copy for that website because of its number of users. To avoid being scammed by the fake websites, you should know how to identify fake and legit websites, there are many fake websites, I had already found one and it scammed my 0.01 BTC because of not being aware of the fake and legit website. There are always differences between fake and legit websites, you should be observant to identify the differences, try to look at the colors, features, and the text of the website. For you to know the legit website, you may visit their page.
the most dangerous is when fake websites use the same spelling, but only different types of letters such as the difference in the letters "a" and the letters "á" with quotation marks above. This will trap and will look the same. the safest way is to save the original website by bookmarking and analyzing in advance whether the website is authentic or a fake website. There are so many fake or fake websites nowadays, you should be more careful and always be vigilant.

It's going to be a never ending process as these threat actors are going to find way to emulate the real websites from its name to its look and feel like in this one. So if you are really new here you can easily fall because by just looking at it, you wouldn't know that it is really a fake site that you are entering.

Bookmark is a good practice, but the best thing to do is to really educate our selves and learn to verify and look at those subtle things, like the spelling and similar domain names.
legendary
Activity: 2338
Merit: 1084
zknodes.org
June 30, 2020, 06:36:44 PM
#20
Thanks for sharing that kind of information mate, there are many users of the legit wasabi website, so there are always hackers trying to create a copy for that website because of its number of users. To avoid being scammed by the fake websites, you should know how to identify fake and legit websites, there are many fake websites, I had already found one and it scammed my 0.01 BTC because of not being aware of the fake and legit website. There are always differences between fake and legit websites, you should be observant to identify the differences, try to look at the colors, features, and the text of the website. For you to know the legit website, you may visit their page.
the most dangerous is when fake websites use the same spelling, but only different types of letters such as the difference in the letters "a" and the letters "á" with quotation marks above. This will trap and will look the same. the safest way is to save the original website by bookmarking and analyzing in advance whether the website is authentic or a fake website. There are so many fake or fake websites nowadays, you should be more careful and always be vigilant.
legendary
Activity: 2968
Merit: 3406
Crypto Swap Exchange
June 30, 2020, 01:22:34 AM
#19
Is there something we can do to as regular users?
But I do agree that we need collective efforts to report this phishing site.
In addition to solutions posted by its developer and other users for getting rid of the fake one, most registrars have a system in place for combating such things and since that scammer used NameCheap, then you can try the following:
- Other users should report it as well.

We can do that on Namecheap [its registrar] > Submit a ticket > Abuse Reports [from the choices] > Fraud / Phishing > Submit the following things.
- More information.
legendary
Activity: 3080
Merit: 1353
June 29, 2020, 07:35:54 PM
#18
I see this fake Wasabi website is till active.
Best thing we can do is to inform original Wasabi developers, so they can try to report them.
Is there something we can do to as regular users?


Just look at the post above you, nopara73. He is the developer of Wasabi and is aware of this site and I'm sure he has reported it as well.

All we can do is wait till this fake website is taken down. But I do agree that we need collective efforts to report this phishing site.
legendary
Activity: 2086
Merit: 1282
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June 29, 2020, 02:57:22 PM
#17
I see this fake Wasabi website is till active.
Best thing we can do is to inform original Wasabi developers, so they can try to report them.
Is there something we can do to as regular users?


https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/
full member
Activity: 742
Merit: 160
June 29, 2020, 07:01:30 AM
#16
Thanks for sharing that kind of information mate, there are many users of the legit wasabi website, so there are always hackers trying to create a copy for that website because of its number of users. To avoid being scammed by the fake websites, you should know how to identify fake and legit websites, there are many fake websites, I had already found one and it scammed my 0.01 BTC because of not being aware of the fake and legit website. There are always differences between fake and legit websites, you should be observant to identify the differences, try to look at the colors, features, and the text of the website. For you to know the legit website, you may visit their page.
member
Activity: 103
Merit: 327
June 29, 2020, 06:37:50 AM
#15
I'm in this 2 day cycle for a month already:

Day 1: Google "wasabi wallet", notice and report fake ad (https://support.google.com/google-ads/troubleshooter/4578507)
Day 2: Google "wasabi wallet" and  acknowledge the fake ad is removed.
Day 3: Rinse and repeat.

legendary
Activity: 2366
Merit: 2054
June 28, 2020, 09:41:50 PM
#14
Domain came from
Code:
naseg.top
regarding from gist github about that's IP > https://gist.github.com/ANeilan/b66feefc03dc4c17d0b7d16ca4158374
Has red tag


when checking relationship, https://www.virustotal.com/gui/ip-address/199.188.200.245/relations IP's has connected into HYIP site
Code:
https://www.slushminer.ltd/



And many more,

Usually, scammer created domain by renting VPS/IP for scam purposes.
full member
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June 28, 2020, 06:28:45 PM
#13
Domain name is a good choice to imitate the original wasabi wallet. They just added hyphen and presto, they can start scamming people. I really hope crypto users who are using this kind of service will be more vigilant with the sites that they are visiting. Also, can we see this thread in the Scam Accusations board?
member
Activity: 72
Merit: 36
June 28, 2020, 01:36:52 PM
#12
Good to know information. Thanks for sharing.

There are a lot of fake website out on the internet and it is better to report such websites to google so that others also do not get scammed. I have reported the URL to google and you too can.

Go to this link - https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/spamreport

click on the button that says Report web spam and follow the instruction. This will not only stop google from indexing the website but will also raise an alarm if someone directly goes to the website using Google Chrome.
hero member
Activity: 2338
Merit: 757
June 28, 2020, 01:36:33 PM
#11
Nice catch op. Thanks for pointing this out.
Fortunetly, there is no similar domains to https://wasabiwallet.io/ according to dnstwister but the one mentioned in op and another which is not active:
Code:
wasabiwall.et.io
DNStwister report: https://dnstwister.report/search?ed=77617361626977616c6c65742e696f

I have already report the fake link to google safeBrowsing, and i wish others to do so.
I have also reported this in the official ANN of wasabi wallet here in the forum here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wasabi-wallet-10-is-released-5064006
legendary
Activity: 2884
Merit: 1115
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June 28, 2020, 12:19:09 PM
#10
It is important to verify the files signature before running any kind of file on your system, and it is recommended keep up to date your antivirus engine regularly. You can report about this fake website on "Google Safe Browsing". Already I've reported about it, hope they will take an effective action against this fake website.
copper member
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June 28, 2020, 12:09:22 PM
#9
We all know that Wasabi wallet has slowly gaining some ground as of late being one wallet that you can use if you really wanted anonymity. So this website suddenly popups, copy the exact image of the original wasabi website:
Scammers always run after well reputed platforms where by creating phishing websites they try to take the advantage of established platforms registered users and fame. Its because sometimes people don't care about url address and make the mistake by clicking on this kinda phishing website. You will easily get so many victims who lost their fund due to this kind of trap.   

You can contact Wasabi wallet real authority and let them know about this phishing website. Hope they will notify their regular users about this.        
legendary
Activity: 2492
Merit: 1232
June 28, 2020, 10:25:49 AM
#8
Thank you for sharing this information here OP.

I saw this clickbait phishing link that pretending the real wasabi wallet posted on Reddit last month maybe they are the same link as what OP shared.

And also there someone who shared here on the forum last year, a Fake Wasabi wallet from wasabibitcoinwallet [dot] org.

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..anyone who cares about his security should learn how to do it and make it a regular practice.
I tend to agree and this is the best practice to avoid this kind of trap!
legendary
Activity: 2702
Merit: 3045
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June 28, 2020, 09:55:35 AM
#7
Thank you for the warning OP. Likely, the phishing link doesn't appear in google search result yet when you search for "wasabi wallet". However, the first result I get is an ad for sudokuwallet website!
Downloading the gpg signature file and verifying the authenticity of downloaded files is a must and anyone who cares about his security should learn how to do it and make it a regular practice.
hero member
Activity: 1722
Merit: 801
June 28, 2020, 06:34:32 AM
#6
Wasabi wallet will have some troubles with law enforcement and regulation. There is a report from Europol. [2]
Quote
Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, has its eyes on the popular bitcoin privacy tool Wasabi Wallet, documents verified by CoinDesk show.  
[1] https://www.coindesk.com/europol-bitcoin-privacy-wasabi-wallet
[2] https://www.coindesk.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1_5096130532387848318.pdf
hero member
Activity: 2156
Merit: 803
Top Crypto Casino
June 28, 2020, 06:26:44 AM
#5
Hey! Thanks for the heads up. It is true wasabi wallet is getting a lot of new user because of its privacy feature.

Every fake website can be identified if we check the url but, most of us if ore that fact. It is very important that we always keep a check on the url where we are visiting a small given or dot are always used by these spammers when they create a copy website.
legendary
Activity: 2044
Merit: 1018
Not your keys, not your coins!
June 28, 2020, 06:25:05 AM
#4
The official website has a Doc tab that gives some documents to check integrity of wallet and verify it.

Verify the integrity of your software
hero member
Activity: 2842
Merit: 772
June 28, 2020, 06:19:58 AM
#3
It's always recommended to verify. I am using Wasabi from last 24hours lol but before doing anything else I was looking for their signature if they have one. When I found one then I decided to install it in my system. These fake people will always try to rip the newbies.

Yes, we really need to verify everything first.

Here is guide from Wasabi itself. GPG verification and public-PGP key.

https://github.com/zkSNACKs/WalletWasabi/blob/master/WalletWasabi.Documentation/Guides/InstallInstructions.md#gpg-verification
legendary
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June 28, 2020, 05:54:17 AM
#2
It's always recommended to verify. I am using Wasabi from last 24hours lol but before doing anything else I was looking for their signature if they have one. When I found one then I decided to install it in my system. These fake people will always try to rip the newbies.
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