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Further Discussions => Reputation, Scams & Phishing => Topic started by: Freemind on January 13, 2025, 01:50:55 PM
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exch[dot]cy and exch[dot]cc show the following message:
(https://i.ibb.co/MNCCjVb/ex.png) (https://ibb.co/kcSSr8p)
But exch[dot]cash does not show that alert message:
(https://i.ibb.co/Js8fPKZ/ca.png) (https://ibb.co/CH4kFzL)
The only "abnormal" thing is that the connection is not secure, something that unfortunately many users do not notice.
All 3 links are fraudulent.
It is highly recommended that we all report these pages, since even if we warn and the browser's warnings should be enough, there are always users who fall into the trap.
https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/
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+1 for sharing this information here. Exch is quite a popular decentralised exchange and they have a decent amount of users too. This will definitely help in preventing people from losing their funds to scam sites like these that are created to impersonate bigger legit sites.
Anyways this is the more reason it's important to keep track of the link extensions for sites like this and aside from the difference in their extensions you also find out that you will likely get a warning of an unsafe site when you try surfing sites like this.
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I agree. eXch is popular and that is precisely why there are so many cloning websites that try to trick users. It is also very important, as I said, to report those links.
Being well informed and trying to ensure that others are also well informed is the only solution to this type of problem. That's why I opened this thread. And it would be very positive for the community if a user who found sites like these also published it here
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Being well informed and trying to ensure that others are also well informed is the only solution to this type of problem. That's why I opened this thread. And it would be very positive for the community if a user who found sites like these also published it here
One common thing about fake sites and links like this is that they often make use of cheap domains and majority of the time those kind of domains end up giving a warning of unsecure site when you try visiting unlike fit the original site that makes use of a valid domain.
That's why it's important to take note of things like this on sites you make use of especially frequently and also make sure to always view their announcement pages because they always update ways to spot their fakes.
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This is not the first time scammers tried to trick people with fake eXch website and domain names similar to original.
Some scammers even clones their website with added new name and they advertised their scam to darknet forums.
Best way for protection is t obookmark website and don't use internet search to find websites.
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One common thing about fake sites and links like this is that they often make use of cheap domains and majority of the time those kind of domains end up giving a warning of unsecure site when you try visiting unlike fit the original site that makes use of a valid domain.
That's why it's important to take note of things like this on sites you make use of especially frequently and also make sure to always view their announcement pages because they always update ways to spot their fakes.
It's not about scammers buying and using cheap or expensive domains. The scam in this case (in addition to losing the funds) is the use of domains that may appear similar to the original, without users noticing the difference at a glance. Scammers use this trick targeting less experienced users, as a user who has years of experience will perform certain checks before using the service.
This is not the first time scammers tried to trick people with fake eXch website and domain names similar to original.
Some scammers even clones their website with added new name and they advertised their scam to darknet forums.
Best way for protection is t obookmark website and don't use internet search to find websites.
Unfortunately, this is not something that everyone does, and many users sometimes use "their memory" to access exchanges. Bookmarks would be partly a solution, since there are also numerous vulnerabilities, although they are not very common to find.