Phishing site reported - steemone

in #steemit8 years ago (edited)

Never give your password and double check on which website you really are!

I already warned you about several (potential) scam attempts (see bottom of this post for a list of them). Here is a new one.

Scam Description

The scammer publish the following comment on user’s post

If you click on the link in the comment, you will be redirected to the following site:

NOTE: the domain name displayed and the background image may be different from the above screenshot

Lower on the page, you have an invitation to get more information:

Lower on the page, there is a description of the “services” provided and an “Get Free” buttons.

ALL BUTTONS on this website are “INFECTED”! DO NOT click any of them!

When clicking any button, you will be redirected to the following page:

NOTE: the domain name displayed and the background image may be different from the above screenshot

The site is a fake SteemConnect login page!

The goal of the creator of this website is clearly to steal your credentials to hack your account!

Preventive action activated

I will add any account sending phishing links to the black list of my Warning-Bot and it will issue warnings with a link to this post, notifying users of the malicious activity of those accounts.

If you find similiar pishing attemps, contact me on steem.chat

To protect yourself, you can:

  • always double check before clicking on a link, especially if this links take you away from steemit.com.
  • verify the reputation of people writing comments on your posts. A user with a low reputation shoud trigger you attention.

Previous threat alerts

If you missed them, please find here the previous alerts I published:

reminder

A bit of paranoia is the basis of security.
There are a few simple rules to follow in order to avoid having your account hacked:

Rule 1: NEVER, I repeat, NEVER use or give your owner key or password!

Rule 2: Use your posting key to login, post and vote on trusted websites like steemit.com or busy.org.

Rule 3: NEVER give your active key as this key allows to control your funds! Only use your active key for special operation like money transfer or account update on trusted websites like steemit.com.

Rule 4: Anywhere else, if you are requested to provide any of the above key: RUN AWAY!!!

4 simple rules. It's not much to remember. Follow them scrupulously, and you will only have to laugh at unsuccessful attempts from scammers.

Spread the words, resteem this post to your friends, and you will make the platform safer.

Thanks for reading!


If you notice any new suspect activity like the one described above, drop a comment on this post or contact me on steem.chat


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Thanks for all the hard work you've done! This is why I think all bots and services that promise viewership/audience/upvotes/resteems are garbage. Feels like Steemit is being diluted by garbage and bots.

Organic is the way to go. If you choose to go organic (meaning never pay for your audience) you will not have to worry about getting scammed. Power-Up engage and just be you and you'll gain viewers

I fully agree!

Thank you very much

Thank you @arcange for giving us steemians admonishing advice

Thank you very much.

Thanks for warning me in my blog about a friend threat, really thank you ...

Thank you so much for the information, this helps us to be more careful.

These scammers do have a similar patterns on their modus operandi.