Crypto scammers, Google Ads using 500 thousand dollars he made a fuss. First, let’s briefly explain what Google Ads is. This marketing tool is Google’s in search results, sites or YouTubeIt shows ads in . In other words, you may have noticed the ads that appear before us when we search on Google or browse a site. Here the scammers created a trap using these ads.
Careless virtual money Investors fell into this trap. Scammers stole thousands of dollars in crypto in a short time. Experts warn users against this trap.
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Checkpoint Research, explained the method used by the scammers. Before email We wrote about the news that money was stolen from crypto wallets. However, this time, the method of the scammers is quite different. One of the top searches advertisementcaused users to be scammed.
Crypto scammers created websites that imitate popular wallets and bought Google Ads placements. Among these popular wallets Phantom App and MetaMask exists. The URL addresses of the malicious websites created by the scammers were quite similar to the originals. Here is the biggest mistake of careless users anyway. For example, “phanton.app” is the URL of the original site, “phantom.app”. By the way, the designs of the site were also copies.
The scammers use users who visit the fake website and log in. password rang. Victims got the stealth recovery option when they used the fake website to create a new wallet. However, when they used the recovery option to log in, they actually logged into the fake site. Thus, all the transferred money went to the scammers.
Also, especially fake MetaMask The website has an option to import an existing wallet. Just last weekend half a million dollars Turns out it was stolen. However, Phantom App and MetaMask wither and Ethereum It is among the most popular wallets for
Users need to carefully examine the URL of the wallet to avoid falling into such traps. It is also recommended to skip the Google Ads results directly. So, what do you think about this? We are waiting your comments…