Quote from: casey15 on June 09, 2025, 06:12:40 PM

As the use of bitcoin continue to grow, and more people continues to adopt it into their financial transactions both long term and short term, it is important to make sure you don't lose your asset....Most fraudulent activities are now carried out on the internet, with so many crypto user unaware that they even exist. I've decided to share some ideas as a cyber security analyst on how users can protect them selves from possible treats online.

One of the many ways people still become victims of scam is through "Phishing".
Phishing is simply the use of fake websites, emails, malicious links and messages to trick People into revealing sensitive information or installing malwares on your devices and possibly drain your funds.

How does this work:

Fake websites: You may be be directed to a clone website that may be Identical to a trusted one but the URL might be a little bit off from the original and you will be prompted to login or input sensitive data
Emails: Scammers usually use fake emails claiming to be from banks, exchanges or even wallet companies asking for sensitive information
Malicious links: Links may be attached to emails and messages that may look legit... But when you hover over them with your cursor, a different suspicious link is revealed
Messages:You could get an unexpected text usually claiming to be tech support and with an urgent tone that requires immediate action...

How to avoid being a victim:

Always be alert: Don't be too quick to click on any link that is sent to you by email of message... If it claims to be from a certain financial company, always think to know if you really have an account or business with that company
Check email address: Most of the emails they use to send these attacks are false... They may look real but if you look closely at them you will discover that there are errors ... Example could be double letters or calligraphy of different fonts....
Check grammar: Some of these phishing messages have a lot of grammatical errors that a top tier company wouldn't have so be sure to check carefully.
Suspicious links: These messages often carried suspicious links that claims to be legit and asks you to login...
The link too have errors ... It could be the extension of the domain or the calligraphy...
Check your wallets and Exchanges: If you have an account with the said company either a wallet or and exchanges, you should have their official apps on you phone. Verify any transaction or issue with these apps to avoid getting scammed.

I hope this has given y'all some enlightenment and if there is any contribution to this post, I will gladly add it.

Don't do transactions or even opening a wallet if you're not in a proper state of mind or half asleep, people tend to do this to check their wallet, emails and accidentally click something and draining their wallets or send a wrong address btc/alt, even when you're mad or sad.