<p>Its an obvious attempt of a scam. Don't ever do that. What the scammers will do is as follows:
they will make a copy of your key, then you will lock them out to access your key. It won't help because they would have already made a copy.</p>

<p>Changing your password prevents anyone from using that password to access your wallet and keys. It doesn't prevent anyone who already knows your secrets from just creating another wallet with the same secrets.</p>

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2018-01-16T11:26:28.200Z
2018-01-16T11:26:28.200Z
Ijaz Ahmad Ijaz
<p>It a scam, bitcoIN mining only need your public address to receive coin, share your login will result you loose the money.</p>

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2018-01-27T04:19:17.483Z
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zhiyan114
<p>Good day Everyone!!, </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>I've been approached by at least two people on one of my social media accounts and they were claiming that they would be able to increase my bitcoin by linking my wallet to their miner. </p>
</blockquote>

<p>Now what I was curious about is whether this was a scam and if not was there a way of keeping myself secure in the process????</p>

<p>The process from what I was being sold is as follows:</p>

<ol>
<li>Open a blockchain wallet. </li>
<li>Send them the details of the wallet (user and password)</li>
<li>Change the password to whatever</li>
<li>Start earning after depositing a certain bare minimum amount (lets say 0.004)</li>
<li>I should theoretically start earning...</li>
</ol>

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2017-12-29T16:00:03.337Z
***That is a scam.***   No one needs your wallet to "mine".  Mining is done by specialized computers.  *(And if was not obvious that it is a scam, you should increase your skepticism)*
abelenky
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2017-12-29T18:04:57.283Z
Cool so when they take the private keys and use as they like. How can we bring these people to law because they've be implicated by telling the "victim" to do a, b, c and then took the private keys...
Klaas Molema
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2017-12-29T19:41:31.463Z
Tracking down the perpetrator is near impossible.  There are very few laws that even remotely cover this; and since the victim and the perpetrator are usually in different countries, covered by different laws, it is unclear which jurisdiction would even apply.  Ultimately, the perpetrator is not required by law to be honest or forthcoming on the internet.  ***Caveat Emptor***
abelenky
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I've been asked to share wallet credentials to participate in mining. Is that a scam?
Klaas Molema
# I've been asked to share wallet credentials to participate in mining. Is that a scam?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-29)

Good day Everyone!!,

> I've been approached by at least two people on one of my social media accounts and they were claiming that they would be able to increase my bitcoin by linking my wallet to their miner.

Now what I was curious about is whether this was a scam and if not was there a way of keeping myself secure in the process????

The process from what I was being sold is as follows:

1. Open a blockchain wallet.
2. Send them the details of the wallet (user and password)
3. Change the password to whatever
4. Start earning after depositing a certain bare minimum amount (lets say 0.004)
5. I should theoretically start earning...

**Tags:** fraud

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: ***That is a scam.***   No one needs your wallet to "mine".  Mining is done by specialized computers.  *(And if was not obvious that it is a scam, you should increase your skepticism)*  
> **username_0**: Cool so when they take the private keys and use as they like. How can we bring these people to law because they've be implicated by telling the "victim" to do a, b, c and then took the private keys...  
> **username_1**: Tracking down the perpetrator is near impossible.  There are very few laws that even remotely cover this; and since the victim and the perpetrator are usually in different countries, covered by different laws, it is unclear which jurisdiction would even apply.  Ultimately, the perpetrator is not required by law to be honest or forthcoming on the internet.  ***Caveat Emptor***  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-01-16. Score: 1

Its an obvious attempt of a scam. Don't ever do that. What the scammers will do is as follows:
they will make a copy of your key, then you will lock them out to access your key. It won't help because they would have already made a copy.

Changing your password prevents anyone from using that password to access your wallet and keys. It doesn't prevent anyone who already knows your secrets from just creating another wallet with the same secrets.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-01-27. Score: 1

It a scam, bitcoIN mining only need your public address to receive coin, share your login will result you loose the money.


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