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Sr. MemberActivity: 257Merit: 251 BitcoinTalk phishing scam! July 23, 2014, 10:03:12 AM

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I know this is a phishing scam since the same thing happened to me with Coindesk a few weeks ago and this email uses the same methods.







I've marked the email as phishing and if you received this email you should do so to.



Update - I've just written a

Good luck. I've just received an email trying to sell ads on BitcoinTalk. It can from the address BitcoinTalk.ads@gmail.com I know this is a phishing scam since the same thing happened to me with Coindesk a few weeks ago and this email uses the same methods.I've marked the email as phishing and if you received this email you should do so to.Update - I've just written a blog post about the whole story.Good luck.



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Sr. MemberActivity: 448Merit: 250WikiScams.org - Information about Bitcoin Scams Re: BitcoinTalk phishing scam! July 23, 2014, 10:08:09 AM #2 I'm guessing they will provide you with a BTC address to send coins to but your ad will never show up on the site since they're not the real admin right? Or are they trying to steal usernames and passwords somehow?

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Hero MemberActivity: 756Merit: 500 Re: BitcoinTalk phishing scam! July 23, 2014, 10:08:49 AM #3 Its probably not a phishing scam but just trying to scam you out of money by thinking youre getting forum adds. Somebody was scammed a bit ago like this but via the forum.

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Hero MemberActivity: 532Merit: 500Currently held as collateral by monbux Re: BitcoinTalk phishing scam! July 23, 2014, 11:35:17 AM #10 Quote from: Justin00 on July 23, 2014, 11:20:25 AM

The site has been hacked a few times but Theymos swears the hacker could not of gotten the email list, even though they had access to the backend for like 6 months........... Interesting ay.



Quote from: whitefly on July 23, 2014, 11:12:17 AM How come they got your e-mail?

I only use this email addy on this site and I have been getting heaps of virus, spam, phishing emails.The site has been hacked a few times but Theymos swears the hacker could not of gotten the email list, even though they had access to the backend for like 6 months........... Interesting ay.

The email addresses must of got leaked if this is the only place you use the email and are getting Bitcoin spam and virus emails. The email addresses must of got leaked if this is the only place you use the email and are getting Bitcoin spam and virus emails. Currently held as collateral by monbux