Never give your password on any website!
I already warned Steemit users about several scam attempts (see bottom of this post for a list of them). Here is a new one.
Description
Account: @harquick
@harquick is spamming users with the following comments:
The link in the comment leads to a website where you are asked for your username and password.
The "Web Page" falsely claims to be copyrighted by Steemit Inc.
All links will send you either to Google’s account creation form or Google pages.
When clicking on the “AutoSteemit Login” button, the underlying website try to launch the mobile version of Gmail, then stop.
High security scam
As of now, @harquick has already spammed users with 23 comments with exactly the same content.
Despite I cannot confirm there is an underlying script which send the information from the form to the scammer when clicking on the button, mentioning Steemit Inc in the copyright clearly indicates the fraudulent intent of the author.
Preventive action activated
The account @harquick has been put on 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 @harquick
Previous threat alerts
If you missed them, please find here the previous alerts I published:
- Scam alert and white hat counter-strike
- Phishing exploit has been stopped - Scammers thwarted!
- Potential scammer reported- @jones420
- Fake Steemit website try to steal your password!
- Phishing attack to steal your active key
- Potential scammer reported - @minnowpond
- Scammer reported - @russiann
- Scammer reported - @steemitrobot
- Scammer reported - @tripadvisor.com
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, contact me on steemit.chat or via Telegram (@The_Arcange)
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