What happened:: In past few months, i noticed more account shill something called "CryptTab".
Scammers Profile Link: See "List of shilling account" section below.
Reference Link: https://ninjastic.space/search?content=CryptoTab (480 results when this thread is created)
Amount Scammed: N/A
Payment Method: N/A
Proof of Payment: N/A
PM/Chat Logs: N/A
Additional Notes: N/A
List of red flags
1. Claim of using browser to mine Bitcoin
As stated on BITCOIN MINING INTRO & RULES OF THIS SUBFORUM - READ BEFORE POSTING, you can't mine Bitcoin meaningfully even with fastest CPU, GPU or FPGA.
2. Claim of unrealistic hashrate boost
They claim they have unique technology called boost mining speed up to 400x.
3. Excessive permission on their mobile browser.
There are so many questionable permission. For example, why browser need to add/remove account on my Android device? For comparison, Firefox on Android have far less permission.
4. Privacy issue
Yes, your browsing history can be used for advertising/marketing purpose.
List of website
From quick Google and Ninjastic search, "CryptoTab" have many mirror website. This list may be not complete.
cryptobrowser dot site
cryptotab dot net
getcryptotab dot com
cryptotab dot farm
cryptotabbrowser dot com
cryptotab dot com
List of scam accusations
Trustpilot for some of their website have poor rating, where many review complaint unbale to withdraw "mined" Bitcoin.
https://www.trustpilot.com/review/cryptobrowser.site (2.2 rating with 1028 reviews)
https://www.trustpilot.com/review/cryptotab.com (1.3 rating with 182 reviews)
https://www.trustpilot.com/review/cryptotab.farm (1.3 rating with 89 reviews)
https://www.trustpilot.com/review/getcryptotab.com (2.0 rating with 14 reviews)
I also found one scam accusation/complaint against CryptoTab on this forum.
CryptoTab Browser Cloud Mining still pending withdraw
List of possible shilling account
floridaman86 - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3474756
HMCLXOX - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3595456
bmwister - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=972480
Sam17B - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3688173
JoeOkane92 - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3628261
List of red flags of CryptoTab is far for complete. If you find other red flags or scam accusation (especially on this forum), please mention it on this thread.
Scammers Profile Link: See "List of shilling account" section below.
Reference Link: https://ninjastic.space/search?content=CryptoTab (480 results when this thread is created)
Amount Scammed: N/A
Payment Method: N/A
Proof of Payment: N/A
PM/Chat Logs: N/A
Additional Notes: N/A
List of red flags
1. Claim of using browser to mine Bitcoin
Quote from: cryptobrowser dot site slash en slash cryptotab
Earn Bitcoins while using your browser
CryptoTab is the world's first browser with built-in mining feature. It lets you earn cryptocurrency just by visiting sites, watching videos or chatting online. Try new CryptoTab Browser with improved mining algorithm, mine up to eight times faster compared to Google Chrome extension.
CryptoTab is the world's first browser with built-in mining feature. It lets you earn cryptocurrency just by visiting sites, watching videos or chatting online. Try new CryptoTab Browser with improved mining algorithm, mine up to eight times faster compared to Google Chrome extension.
As stated on BITCOIN MINING INTRO & RULES OF THIS SUBFORUM - READ BEFORE POSTING, you can't mine Bitcoin meaningfully even with fastest CPU, GPU or FPGA.
2. Claim of unrealistic hashrate boost
They claim they have unique technology called boost mining speed up to 400x.
Quote from: cryptobrowser dot site slash en slash cloudboost
Cloud.Boost is unlimited speed without power consumption! It allows you to add a multiplier to your basic hashrate. For example, you have a basic mining speed of 10.000 H/s. Add Cloud.Boost x100 to it and your hashrate will transform into an incredible 1.000.000 H/s! Different multipliers are available for different browser versions, and you can activate multiple Boosts to reach any desired speed.
Quote from: cryptobrowser dot site slash en slash cloudboost
3. Excessive permission on their mobile browser.
There are so many questionable permission. For example, why browser need to add/remove account on my Android device? For comparison, Firefox on Android have far less permission.
4. Privacy issue
Yes, your browsing history can be used for advertising/marketing purpose.
List of website
From quick Google and Ninjastic search, "CryptoTab" have many mirror website. This list may be not complete.
cryptobrowser dot site
cryptotab dot net
getcryptotab dot com
cryptotab dot farm
cryptotabbrowser dot com
cryptotab dot com
List of scam accusations
Trustpilot for some of their website have poor rating, where many review complaint unbale to withdraw "mined" Bitcoin.
https://www.trustpilot.com/review/cryptobrowser.site (2.2 rating with 1028 reviews)
https://www.trustpilot.com/review/cryptotab.com (1.3 rating with 182 reviews)
https://www.trustpilot.com/review/cryptotab.farm (1.3 rating with 89 reviews)
https://www.trustpilot.com/review/getcryptotab.com (2.0 rating with 14 reviews)
I also found one scam accusation/complaint against CryptoTab on this forum.
CryptoTab Browser Cloud Mining still pending withdraw
List of possible shilling account
floridaman86 - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3474756
HMCLXOX - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3595456
bmwister - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=972480
Sam17B - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3688173
JoeOkane92 - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3628261
List of red flags of CryptoTab is far for complete. If you find other red flags or scam accusation (especially on this forum), please mention it on this thread.