It's natural for scammers to try take advantage of something new and exciting while the iron is hit so they create theseepoof sites to catch you off guard. Doesn't surprise me they doing it with BCC. The further and further we come with technology the more sophisticated the methods of fooling people into handling over their money will be.
Always make sure to have the right site by checking the little green thing with the encryption or by pinging the website. Pinging the site is your best bet. I'd the site you on matches the original ping it's the real site. If not then it's not the same site and is fake.
Stay safe out there.
Topic: Warning - Spoof/Phising sites will capitilize on the BCC confusion. (Read 325 times)
August 03, 2017, 07:05:56 AM
Just a reminder that confusion over this whole BCC event, will lead to more Spoof/Phishing sites.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/release-the-hounds-458-btc-stolen-electrum-walletcom-criminal-sticky-pls-2059967
People are greedy and they are rushing to extract their BCC coins to sell/dump them.
A little bit of advice :
~ Check your URL's & Double check them.
~ Do not click on any unknown links provided by people who offer help to extract your BCC.
~ If you plan to split your coins, do a test transaction first with a test wallet with small amounts. If it is successful, you will
know that it is safe to proceed with the rest.
I hope this is helpful to someone out there and that this might prevent situations where people will get scammed out of their coins.
Ps : Posted it on Reddit, but a Mod bot flagged it and replied as follows :
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Very good post : thank you for the newbies and beginners.https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/release-the-hounds-458-btc-stolen-electrum-walletcom-criminal-sticky-pls-2059967
People are greedy and they are rushing to extract their BCC coins to sell/dump them.
A little bit of advice :
~ Check your URL's & Double check them.
~ Do not click on any unknown links provided by people who offer help to extract your BCC.
~ If you plan to split your coins, do a test transaction first with a test wallet with small amounts. If it is successful, you will
know that it is safe to proceed with the rest.
I hope this is helpful to someone out there and that this might prevent situations where people will get scammed out of their coins.
Ps : Posted it on Reddit, but a Mod bot flagged it and replied as follows :
It appears you are inquiring or commenting about the new altcoin referred to as Bcash (BCH, BCC, Bitcoin Cash). As with all altcoins, Bcash is technically off-topic for the /r/Bitcoin subreddit. However, Bcash was created based on Bitcoin's transaction history, and therefore all Bitcoin owners should be able to retrieve an equal amount of Bcash with some effort.
In order to help readers navigate this confusing situation and minimize disruption of relevant content, /r/Bitcoin has dedicated a sticky thread where readers can ask questions or leave comments pertaining to Bcash. If you are wondering how to retrieve your new altcoin holdings, please read the sticky thread thoroughly. If you don't see a similar question, please be sure to mention your wallet method and preferred exchange so that other readers can help address your concerns. You are also invited to submit new threads to the /r/Bcash subreddit if you so choose.
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Very good advices.
Be carrefull and be carrefull twice/again.
August 03, 2017, 06:26:37 AM
Be careful if you enter a website, now a lot of website fishing, I suggest you to bookmarking the official website so you do not get pishing
Bookmarks can also be tampered with, by simply running some Malware that search for the website address in your
bookmarks and then replacing them with the spoofed URL. You have a false sense of security if you trust Bookmarks. I have
seen several viruses/malware that replace the Homepage of your browser to the address that they want you to visit. Once
you open the browser, it automatically run the exploited web address.
August 02, 2017, 12:55:18 PM
Be careful if you enter a website, now a lot of website fishing, I suggest you to bookmarking the official website so you do not get pishing
August 02, 2017, 11:29:44 AM
Just a reminder that confusion over this whole BCC event, will lead to more Spoof/Phishing sites.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/release-the-hounds-458-btc-stolen-electrum-walletcom-criminal-sticky-pls-2059967
People are greedy and they are rushing to extract their BCC coins to sell/dump them.
A little bit of advice :
~ Check your URL's & Double check them.
~ Do not click on any unknown links provided by people who offer help to extract your BCC.
~ If you plan to split your coins, do a test transaction first with a test wallet with small amounts. If it is successful, you will
know that it is safe to proceed with the rest.
I hope this is helpful to someone out there and that this might prevent situations where people will get scammed out of their coins.
Ps : Posted it on Reddit, but a Mod bot flagged it and replied as follows :
It appears you are inquiring or commenting about the new altcoin referred to as Bcash (BCH, BCC, Bitcoin Cash). As with all altcoins, Bcash is technically off-topic for the /r/Bitcoin subreddit. However, Bcash was created based on Bitcoin's transaction history, and therefore all Bitcoin owners should be able to retrieve an equal amount of Bcash with some effort.
In order to help readers navigate this confusing situation and minimize disruption of relevant content, /r/Bitcoin has dedicated a sticky thread where readers can ask questions or leave comments pertaining to Bcash. If you are wondering how to retrieve your new altcoin holdings, please read the sticky thread thoroughly. If you don't see a similar question, please be sure to mention your wallet method and preferred exchange so that other readers can help address your concerns. You are also invited to submit new threads to the /r/Bcash subreddit if you so choose.
We kindly ask that you post your message in the sticky thread linked below and delete your initial post. Otherwise, it will be left to the discretion of the /r/Bitcoin mod team. Thank you!
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/release-the-hounds-458-btc-stolen-electrum-walletcom-criminal-sticky-pls-2059967
People are greedy and they are rushing to extract their BCC coins to sell/dump them.
A little bit of advice :
~ Check your URL's & Double check them.
~ Do not click on any unknown links provided by people who offer help to extract your BCC.
~ If you plan to split your coins, do a test transaction first with a test wallet with small amounts. If it is successful, you will
know that it is safe to proceed with the rest.
I hope this is helpful to someone out there and that this might prevent situations where people will get scammed out of their coins.
Ps : Posted it on Reddit, but a Mod bot flagged it and replied as follows :
It appears you are inquiring or commenting about the new altcoin referred to as Bcash (BCH, BCC, Bitcoin Cash). As with all altcoins, Bcash is technically off-topic for the /r/Bitcoin subreddit. However, Bcash was created based on Bitcoin's transaction history, and therefore all Bitcoin owners should be able to retrieve an equal amount of Bcash with some effort.
In order to help readers navigate this confusing situation and minimize disruption of relevant content, /r/Bitcoin has dedicated a sticky thread where readers can ask questions or leave comments pertaining to Bcash. If you are wondering how to retrieve your new altcoin holdings, please read the sticky thread thoroughly. If you don't see a similar question, please be sure to mention your wallet method and preferred exchange so that other readers can help address your concerns. You are also invited to submit new threads to the /r/Bcash subreddit if you so choose.
We kindly ask that you post your message in the sticky thread linked below and delete your initial post. Otherwise, it will be left to the discretion of the /r/Bitcoin mod team. Thank you!
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