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I don’t think it’s mining code, I think it’s wallet addresses posted by scammers. Here’s an example of the scam I think this is intended to curb: https://s3.ama
by paulgb 7y ago
I don’t think it’s mining code, I think it’s wallet addresses posted by scammers. Here’s an example of the scam I think this is intended to curb: https://s3.amazonaws.com/aws-website-staticfiles-25g9k/elon_musk_eth_scam.html https://s3.amazonaws.com/aws-website-staticfiles-25g9k/elon_...
- MasterScrat 7y agoI don't understand how someone could be tech-savvy enough to know about ETH and actually own some, while at the same time falling for such scams.
- 59nadir 7y agoI would wager most of the people dealing in crypto currencies are actually precisely the kind of people that would fall for pretty much anything. I don't think it's a stretch to say that the fact that they deal in crypto currencies is actually a pretty good indication that they would.
- PhasmaFelis 7y ago"Dunning-Krugerrands"
- libria 7y agoI think you're conflating categories. Here's what I think: https://i.imgur.com/d4ocNXa.png https://i.imgur.com/d4ocNXa.png That is to say, gullible people are found everywhere but I don't think people inclined to fall for fraud are the same as get-rich-quick tech-heads.
- trickstra 7y agoResponding by a Venn diagram, love it. More to the point - there is a significant number of people who started learning about computer security precisely because they got some cryptocurrencies. And frankly, if someone wants to really understand the details, it's hard to miss all the frequent warnings and examples of scams, hacks, leaks.
- godzillabrennus 7y agoThe people speaking at events as experts on crypto mostly don’t know what they are doing.
- barkingcat 7y agoAlmost all people who know about bitcoin and ETH are looking for that cheap buck.
- mikeash 7y agoAvoiding scams requires being people-savvy. Tech-savvy is unrelated.
- MagicPropmaker 7y agoI saw one of those fake Elon Musk posts in my stream and my first thought was "Wow! Is Elon pushing shady blockchain money things now?" It wasn't until a few seconds later that I realized there was no blue-check and it wasn't him....
- 27182818284 7y agoIt is a numbers game. It is basically free and if you get 1 in a million than hey that's money. Same with Nigerian email spam I suppose.
- nkrisc 7y agoThese are probably the people who jumped on the hype train and bought at the previous peak.
- holtalanm 7y agoholy shit Jita scammers have come out into the real world now. "send me 1,000 isk and i'll send you 2,000 isk back!"
- f4stjack 7y agoo7 same thought occured to me m8. Fly safe!
- blarg1 7y agook sent.
- parliament32 7y agoOldest scam in the book. o7
- NikkiA 7y agoEh, at least it's not CODE
- taivare 7y agoPaul is your Resume template open sourced anywhere , I like that time-line style?
- codedokode 7y agoI visited that page. I didn't check but I don't think any of my satoshis were stolen. Don't see what's dangerous there.
- chc 7y agoThe page itself is not the scam. It's a page showing tweets where somebody is scamming people on Twitter, pretending to be Elon Musk giving out ETH.