Magical Monday is here to help YOU!
Today's Agenda- Phishing, Scams, Hackers
EMERGENCY ALERT
THIS IS NOT A DRILL
This post is going up a few hours before it is actually Monday. That is because this post is an EMERGENCY ALERT and emergencies don't wait for a certain day of the week.
Do you know what phishing is?
No, not that fishing - PHISHING. Phishing is when a hacker attempts to confuse you. They will present what looks to be a legitimate site for you to click on, instead you will be leaving Steemit. The part that confuses you is when the link looks just like a website that we feel safe with, in this case it would be Steemit. The site will look just like Steemit, the only notable difference would be the URL. Most people do not double check the URL if the site feels like home. Once there, they will ask for your password. You will think Steemit had a little hiccup, put in your password and BAM - phished. You know that saying, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck than it must be a duck? That is not the case here, if you click on a link and it ask for your password (even if it looks like Steemit) always double check it! If it looks like Steemit and works like Steemit than it still probably isn't Steemit.
The devil is a liar!
Think of this like actual fishing. You place some form of bait on a hook with the obvious intention of confusing the fish. The fish falls for it because it just looks so tempting. You then reel in the fish and either eat it for dinner or throw it back wounded. That is what a hacker will do to you from a phishing scam. If given the opportunity, the hacker will eat you alive, they will infest you with bloodsucking leeches!!! Sound dramatic? Yea, that's because it freaking is. They will take all of your hard earned monies, they will drain everything from the inside out. If they don't have the chance to eat you alive, they will torture you and send you back to us wounded. You will army crawl back to us and you will wish that you had listened to all of these warnings going around Steemit. You may be able to recover your account after a hack but you will still have wounds. They may even do what Facebook hackers do all of the time. They will post comments under a legitimate users account in hopes to gain other victims. These hackers can also trick you into clicking on a link that will give your computers a virus. We don't like to spread viruses.
2 days ago, @simplymike gave us an update and as of two days ago, there were 105 known phishing domains. 4 days before that, there were 66 known phishing domains. Don't you dare say this can't happen to you either. Could you imagine looking at your Steemit account and having no access to it. Your beautiful reputation score is dropping to the negatives before you can even take another blink. Phishy comments are being sent out under your name. Someone who many probably trust because they like you. Wait, that isn't it. You check your wallet and there is NOTHING. I would crawl into a hole and die, right there on the spot. I don't want any of that to happen to you, that is why I am joining several others on spreading awareness. We can not stop them unless we stop feeding them. Raise awareness!
How can you protect yourself?
Whatever you do,
- DO NOT click on any random link
- DO NOT click unknown links or messages in your wallet
- DO NOT put in your key/password until you have triple checked the site
- DO NOT fall for something that sounds absolutely too good to be true
- DO NOT use your master/owner key. Use your posting key
To find your posting key, go to your wallet and click on permissions. You will then find your keys. Get your master key and keep a copy locked far far away. Again, use your posting key from now on, not your master.
Below is an example of a tempting but oh so phishy comment -
Stolen money will not be returned to you. Pay attention to everything that you click on. Some of the sites will even have a single letter misspelled, such as Sleemit. Quickly looking at it, if the site looks like Steemit than you wouldn't know any different. If you are using a computer, be sure to always hover over the links and check where you are being sent to. Watch your comments, if someone promises you something incredible, do your research before you click. If their reputation is super low and they are promising the seven kingdoms, they are phishing. Check their comments, if they are replying the same exact message, the message has a link and the message sounds phishy, they are phishing. If you find a phishing scam or something alerts you, please let @steemcleaners know what you found. They will even reward you if it is indeed a phishing scam. Take what you found to their discord by clicking here - https://discord.gg/Pc6Q7uT.
DON'T BE A VICITM, STAY ALERT
I am posting this inside of my Magical Monday because this magical day is all about giving back to the community. I want everyone who is featured in this post, to be aware of phishing scams when they read it. I want everyone who looks for Magical Monday to be aware when they read it. I want everyone who is new to this special day of mine and any new users who I try to reach out to on this magical day, to be aware. I will never understand how someone can take everything from someones account. We all work so hard here, we are all a community. A community that should be helping each other out and building each other up. There is enough hate and evil in this world and it makes me sick to my stomach to see those people come to Steemit. If this wasn't supposed to be such a professional post for newbies, I would tell those hackers exactly how I feel. F*CK YOU HACKERS!!
Magical Monday is all about giving back to the community. Today is a special day because this is my #newbieresteemday! That means I will spend time today searching for quality post that newbies have written and resteem them. Today 2 special newbies will also be featured in this post as well as one awesome experienced Steemian.
Each person featured (in the Magical Monday section) will receive a percentage of the SBD that this Magical Monday receives. @newbieresteemday will also receive a percentage so that they can continue to grow their account to better help newbies.
I am a newbie, how do I get the chance to be featured?
The only thing that you have to do is continue being the amazing person that you are. I will watch newbies throughout the entire week and choose newbies that have consistently written quality post. The point of this is to give newbies motivation to continue moving forward on Steemit even when it feels like no one is watching. I want this to hopefully encourage new users to keep on, keeping on. Even if your post are not yet gaining the attention that they deserve, you will always have people routing for you and wanting to see you succeed.
I'm not a newbie but what to know how I can have the chance to be featured as the Steemian of the week?
Newbies Of The Week
@johndoer123
Just a guy who loves having a good time with his family and friends while living a simple life.
I just found this guys account not long ago, thanks to @davemccoy's Play 4 a newbie challenge. He has been working so hard to give back to the Steemit community. @johndoer123 also writes really meaningful comments. If you follow along with my Magical Mondays, you will already know that I believe writing thoughtful comments are a key step to success here. What I was saying about Steemit being a community that should be building people up, I meant that. This guy is a prime example of who we should be supporting on this platform. Not only that, he recently wrote a post to raise awareness for phishing scams, extra bonus there for that one!
@eugenekul
Fitness Trainer , Life Coach and Physical Security Specialist on a Journey to Learn, Create and Inspire
I can pretty much guarantee that everything he writes, will benefit you in one way or another. He is very nice and again always leaves thoughtful comments. He recently started a class to learn ways that help with gaining a superbrain and he shares tips that he learned with all of us. He also shares his progress throughout this 30 day course. Who doesn't want a superbrain?
Steemian Of The Week
@bashadow
Laying around, listening for that special something, just watching the world go by.
Super awesome Steemian right here. They work really hard for the community. During the @greetersguild contest, @bashadow put in a lot of time, upvotes and comments on ALL of the entries. There were a lot of them too, they checked every single one of them for any form of spam or plagiarism. They also were included in the Play 4 a newbie challenge and almost every game got played by @bashadow, who is a much appreciated member of @newbieresteemday. Every entry into a contest was on behalf of this challenge. They actually motivated me to get my butt in gear and start playing in more contest.
Don't forget to drop a link in the comments for a newbie that you feel deserves a resteem as part of my Magical Monday #newbieresteemday. Newbies are welcome to stop by as well and drop their links. Always remember that communication is key here on Steemit.
A big thank you to @simplymike for working so hard to raise awareness about phishing scams!
Recent post you might like
More on phishing scams
Supported because you have raise awareness on The Phishing.
Other Posters:
https://steemit.com/phishing/@guiltyparties/phishing-warning-2-0
https://steemit.com/phishing/@bullionstackers/phishing-or-what-s-is-that-eng-or-bahasa-or-cn
Thank you for the mention, but more important thank you for the post and the warnings to your followers about phishing. I think that what @simplymike started is fantastic. The only way to fight these people is to not fall prey to them. Simplymike did a great job on her contest, and has some extremely useful links for people to learn what to do after an attack. Hopefully with all our post we will reach that blind link follower and open their eyes to the danger.
You're welcome. Yea, she really did do a good job. I found some awesome links about scams through her post and that includes the amazing ones she writes. It is just so sad to see people lose everything. Hopefully we can all save and/or educate at least a few people each through writing an awareness post.
First of all, I'll address the fact of why I'm getting ready to resteem this. I don't like seeing people hurt. And I definitely don't like seeing people hurt while other people stand by and watch it happen. So just a few paragraphs into this amazing post I decided that I am going to resteem it. Firstly, because one of my ideas for this week was to do another anti-phishing post. And truthfully, I was seriously wondering how I would have time. Then I look at your beautiful post and how great of a job you did and I thought what a blessing. So I will Resteem this and use the time I didn't have hopefully getting into the "introduce yourself" feed more this week. I've been delegated some SP and I want to use it on some of the other new guys. I also want to thank you for helping to protect our community. You are a great person for taking part and that battle! I believe that if we are going to be a self-policing community, but there should probably be some police around to act as Defenders and protectors. And one of the best ways to defend yourself is through education. However if you are unaware of a threat how could you ever educate yourself against it.
WE HAVE TO RAISE AWARENESS!!
Now, secondly, I had to wait 5 or 10 minutes before I could write this so that I could quit crying. For you to name me newbie of week truly touches my heart. But the compliments that came after broke open the floodgates of that same heart. Those are such kind and gracious words for you to use for me. I don't know if I necessarily deserve the award. I see so many other people around me that are doing such great things. What I do is so small. You are a wonderful person for being so kind to me. If you ever need anything in the future please let me know. I will do what I can to help you should you ever need it. Once again thank you so much. Sending you all of my love until the next time. And I pray that our creator blesses you and yours.
I am glad I could help you out through this post. We are all here to help one another. It is so awesome to hear that you spend time in the introduce yourself tag. Have you heard of @greetersguild and are you on discord? If your on discord, click the second link and it will take you to SGG. If interested, you can become a greeter volunteer. We try to always support our members as much as possible. Although, you will have my support either way. Yes,, knowledge is always power! We must educate one another on this.
You so deserve the Newbie of the week spot. Nothing done for the community is too small, so don't think that way. You do awesome with what you do and it is so appreciated. You are very welcome!
Well thank you. Those are very kind words. I will check out this greeters Guild. A million thank yous and all my love dear friend.
Your post is very useful, I have experienced it, I just disteemit I was fooled by pishing links, and my account lost and SBD scorched, all a bad experience for me, and I thanks @wolfhart who has helped me to get my account back.
I just joined in SGG and I hope much help for me better and consistent in steemit platform
I am so sorry to hear that. I would have been a victim too had I not had someone tell me these warning signs to look out for. The picture I posted of the comment is the one that I almost fell for. Someone made a comment before I could that explained to me what all of this was. Knowledge is always power. I am so glad to see you back on the platform though. By engaging like this and commenting such a nice comment, you will get everything back to normal in no time. I am a member of SGG and @wolfhart brought you to my attention, so I am glad to see you taking his advice.
he I am also happy to be a member in SGG .... everything looks back to normal and comfortable .... I will forget my bad memories ... and I will string up the new dreams in this steemit...
Thanks for the post @magicalmoonlight. You did a fantastic job warning people about the phishinh scam,
And of course also by featuring @johndoer123 - whom I had the pleasure to get to know this week.
Thank you so much. You have done a great job at raising awareness.
Thanks :0)
I was one of those who actually clicked on something suspicious... when I clicked though it was ego in play, as I was being called out for plagiarism and I was curious to know who had my writing style.
Long story short, I didn't lose anything but I was on edge for a good week checking on my wallet, preparing for the worse!! Nothing to teach you a lesson as a good scare.
Thank you for this @magicalmoonlight... will check out the featured steemians 😊
I can see how that would scare you! I think the biggest thing is just not putting in our key if they ask. I am glad that nothing bad came your way. Did you report them?
I found out because I saw a post in regards to phishing/hackers and the link I had clicked the day before was on the list .... Also, some of 3rd parties require the key and I had just uploaded my first Dlive... so you can imagine my panic... haha.... Now definitely a lot more careful
This post has been deemed resteem & upvote worthy by your @ecs (eastcoaststeem) community leaders @chelsea88 & @inthenow
Thank you!
Its alarming the amount of sites and bare faced cheaters who are trying to scam money out of people on the platform it gets me so mad but with great posts like this to help people out is what the platform needs.
I hope people listen. I will not ever understand how someone can do that to someone.
@magicalmoonlight your posts are also magic. I didn't know that I can be phished so easily like that. By now am going to take care make people aware of this. Every one their efforts to get something from steemit no one deserves being phished. Thank you @magicalmoonlight
Thank you! It does come down to common sense in the end. Awareness is the best way to help those who don't know any different though. You are right, no one deserves it. Thank you for checking out my post.
ye super inporten info. am never clicking a link also very skeptical in posts
when u see the arrow. am also Change my password quite often.
Very good thinking. I am glad that you aware of this and taking steps to to prevent it from happening.
Thanks for sharing, this is especially important for newbies to understand because it may very well ruin their experience and impression of decentralized social media networks if this is the first thing that happens to them when making a new account.
Thank you for checking out my post. It is very important for the newbies. I have noticed these scammers will hit the introduce yourself tag post at times. With an offer so good, many probably are tempted to take it.
Interesting article, I'm also interested in this topic! I followed you, I hope you will follow me, too. I'm glad for new acquaintances with interesting people.
Thank you for checking it out. I will stop by account and check a few things out 😊
All great advice, in the past I;ve had links show up in my wallet with ).001 sent and telling me of some great offer. Luckily I had been forewarned of these scams and didn't click the link.
This is good information that needs to keep recirculating in order for people to see it and reinforce it their minds, with that said I am re-steeming this post of yours to help you get the message out.
thanks.
It is great to see you here @sultnpapper. I get them in my wallet very often. I know that most of it seems like common sense but those scamers can get pretty tricky. I really appreciate you helping get the word out 😊
It's an ever growing problem, and of course part of that problem is it is working for them - people keep clicking links and entering their login details on sites that will capture them for hackers to drain your account dry.
You make some very good points to stay safe in here, it's really important everyone is even more careful as the scams grow.
#thealliance
Yes! That is exactly why it is working for them. I hope that with all the awareness people can learn from it and stop feeding them. It really is sad that this has found its way to Steemit but those people are everywhere so it was expected. They are getting smarter too, so it is good that all of the awareness is getting out there.
Thank you again for the delegation, it was fun for me to reward others and gave me the extra motivation to push towards the goal of making that SP myself 😊 I hope to see you around still, your comments are always so thoughtful and I love seeing your name pop up.