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RE: NEW SCAM ALERT: If You Get a Memo From Blocktrades Promising Upvotes, Ignore It!
Blocktrades is an automated exchange service.
If I want to convert my steem into SBD, for example, I choose 'Buy' (next to my steem balance in my wallet tab.)
This will open a new tab, where I can set myself as the recipient, and click 'Get deposit address', which will generate a memo to let blocktrades identify the intended recipient (myself).
If I convince you to send Steem to @blocktrades, using that memo, the resulting SBD will be delivered to me and you'll get nothing.
I wonder if Blocktrades has implemented a fix for this? It would be difficult to think of something, of course obviously maybe Block or blacklist those user but that won't fix the big problem problem. We need to add yet ANOTHER Red Warning label now on the Wallet History OR maybe autofilter messages like this out somehow or force users to click a button to reveal potential spam like this? I hate to say it but a full time Person might need to be in charge of simply auto blocking suspicious wallet spam as they come... blocking it in th Front End of steemit no on the chain fo course.. but just hiding that data on steemits front end when people go into the wallet, we gotta hide al this dangerous spam! a wallet memo from official Blocktrades like that is VERY convincing to the untrained eye! it's a shame because a lot of people will probobly fall for this for small amounts they just sent to blocktrades, and theyll get back this message assuming it must have something to do with thi previous transaction, very very sad, thre is a way Blocktrades can DEFINITELY stop these sorts of messages ... it's an obvious solution and no need on elaborating here, because i am ure the Blocktrades people are 100% competent enough to know exactly how to stop a fucking spam message from being blasted out over their own system ,it wil be easy to stop honestly but yeah overall when u consider all the rest of the wallet spam it is a huge problem which may need auto filter spam blocking protection as an option maybe i dunno
It's early days. (These are the reasons we beta test)
Scumbag found an exploit, had a crack, made a few dollars for his efforts, and gave @blocktrades an opportunity to address it before it became an issue for millions of customers, a few years down the track.
I'd call this whole thing a win :)
Or, as this is a decentralized platform, instill in people a realization that they should look into something before sending their money. I mean, if I received this notice I would just ignore it. Just as I do for all of the other scammy messages I get.
What this tells everyone is... Do your homework before handing your money to someone. Crypto is like cash, if you give it away there is no take backs.