MYETHERWALLET

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"We are NOT a web wallet. We do not store your funds. We do not transmit your sensitive information (like your password or private key). We do not collect your information. You do not have an account with us. We simply give you a way to interact with the blockchain via our UI. We have carefully built MyEtherWallet in order to be as secure and anonymous as possible"

"I recently created account on myetherwallet.com and transferred 205 ERH on freshly created wallet. as always, stored files and passwords in offline virtual machine and never used/logged until few days ago, when i saw ballance ZERO."

"I got no warning, no email , nothing regarding withdrawing ETH from my account/wallet.

I never went in wallet for a month, so hacking/phishing is out of question. ( also i am under firewall and Kaspersky.... maybe not enough, but offline virtual machine that i start only when I need it , and for minute or two , i think is good enough) Only time i logged is when i created and transferred 205 ETH on Jan 7. 2017, and second and las was on FEB 28. 2017. ETH was transferred on Jan 27. 2017. All can bee seen on blockchain....

I don't know if i forget something. This is my new account on Reddit, and i have to wait 30 days to post anything... :(

Please DONT use myetherwallet.com if You want Your money safe.... I was sleeping like a baby knowing my money is safe....o my God i was SOOOO wrong!!!!! There it goes my year of mining....."

"A week ago the OP emailed us saying all his funds were transferred out of his account. I told him to send me his address and TXs so I could look and add it to my list of accounts that have received stolen funds. I told him that this usually happens due to the user accessing a fake MyEtherWallet site. Aka phishing. I told him that my standard phishing email was included in the email because it has some good recommendations, but to send me his address anyways so I can check into it."

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Boki019 used MyEtherWallet (MEW) to create a wallet. They transferred 205 ETH to this wallet, stored files and passwords offline, and didn't log in for a month. Despite these precautions and no signs of hacking or phishing, their ethereum was transfered, with no warnings or emails about withdrawals. They expressed frustration on Reddit about losing their mined ETH. The MyEtherWallet team responded a week before the post, stating that the OP had informed them about all their funds being transferred out. They suspected phishing and asked for the user's address and transaction details. They mentioned sending a standard phishing email for reference and assured the user they would investigate.

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