Just received an email where they ask me to send a tiny amount to an address that will double the amount as I've been selected winner of some Binance lucky draw. The address is [email protected]
Keep your eyes open, nobody will ever do these sort of promotions but scammers.
Topic: A new wave of Bitcoin scam/phishing emails - Watch out ;) (Read 84 times)
There are many scams in the cryptocurrency market and email scams are also common.
Everyone should learn how to combat such scams, the best way is when receiving such messages from strangers delete it.
Everyone should learn how to combat such scams, the best way is when receiving such messages from strangers delete it.
Whenever there's someone randomly asking you to send money to an address regardless of who they claim to be, it is surely a scam.
These types of phishing/scams you mentioned are quite common now.
I had my experience before in the altcoin side, which I don't even expect that I would get anything because it is surely just a waste of time, but they went really far. The scam email I received even wanted me to go to their site to put me into their phishing MEW site.
These types of phishing/scams you mentioned are quite common now.
I had my experience before in the altcoin side, which I don't even expect that I would get anything because it is surely just a waste of time, but they went really far. The scam email I received even wanted me to go to their site to put me into their phishing MEW site.
It is sad to be a victim of scammers. Thanks OP for your post because it informs us of what happens. I keep my Devices safe with antivirus but I am also cautious when clicking on any link. Also when I check my mail I do not pay attention to all only those of daily use. Deceptive offers like the one you describe, it is best to ignore them.
Your recommendation is the most sensible, it is better to stay alert and not fall into the trap of scammers.
Your recommendation is the most sensible, it is better to stay alert and not fall into the trap of scammers.
Well, in this case it is to send them Bitcoin, but it is the same kind of fraud that is done by asking for fiat money, they try to convince you to send them money under the promise that you will get much more. A bit crude this scam attempt but I imagine they play with the big numbers: in the end there will always be someone clueless or naive and that someone can give them a lot of profits.
Unfortunately, a new wave of Bitcoin-related scam emails has recently been unleashed (in every language available to the world!)
Many of these are presented as warnings of earnings or income from supposed investments in BTC.
The scammers send out these messages containing completely made-up, and therefore fake, information, trying to make their potential victims believe that they can collect significant amounts of money by following a certain procedure.
The procedure actually exists, but only allows money to be sent to the perpetrators. However, the earnings or proceeds obviously do not exist.
In fact, the fraudsters invite those who reply to these e-mails to send them money in order to unlock the funds, with the trick of asking for payment of an amount much lower than what they promise to collect. In this way, if the victim believes these lies, he or she is particularly attracted by the promises, so much so that he or she unfortunately has no qualms about giving his or her money to the fraudsters.
It is easy to recognise the pattern though: convincing the victim to send money to the scammer by telling lies that convince him to do so. The type of lies told may change, but in the end the mechanism is always the same.
In order to protect oneself against such attempts, it is sufficient to be able to verify that what is being told does not correspond to reality.
Watch out and mark them as spam! Do not fall victim to these emails.
https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/preemptive-safety/simple-tips-spam-mail-protection
https://blog.avast.com/10-tips-protect-from-email-hack
Many of these are presented as warnings of earnings or income from supposed investments in BTC.
The scammers send out these messages containing completely made-up, and therefore fake, information, trying to make their potential victims believe that they can collect significant amounts of money by following a certain procedure.
The procedure actually exists, but only allows money to be sent to the perpetrators. However, the earnings or proceeds obviously do not exist.
In fact, the fraudsters invite those who reply to these e-mails to send them money in order to unlock the funds, with the trick of asking for payment of an amount much lower than what they promise to collect. In this way, if the victim believes these lies, he or she is particularly attracted by the promises, so much so that he or she unfortunately has no qualms about giving his or her money to the fraudsters.
It is easy to recognise the pattern though: convincing the victim to send money to the scammer by telling lies that convince him to do so. The type of lies told may change, but in the end the mechanism is always the same.
In order to protect oneself against such attempts, it is sufficient to be able to verify that what is being told does not correspond to reality.
Watch out and mark them as spam! Do not fall victim to these emails.
https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/preemptive-safety/simple-tips-spam-mail-protection
https://blog.avast.com/10-tips-protect-from-email-hack
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