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sr. member
Activity: 254
Merit: 1258
April 08, 2015, 03:21:08 PM
#14
I got this same email just now with a different deposit address. Hopefully enough people can see through the lies here.
newbie
Activity: 32
Merit: 0
April 08, 2015, 03:20:26 PM
#13
got it too.
Never registered at coinbase.
The only btc related stuff I registered to with that email address is Bitcointalk, Localbitcoins and Kraken (and havent used these in more than a year).  
[edit: perhaps Gox. not sure...]
So it is probably one of these that had their memberslist leaked/hacked.
(Or.. one of these fuckers sold their data)
newbie
Activity: 1
Merit: 0
April 08, 2015, 03:17:56 PM
#12
Response I got from Coinbase:
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Hi there,

My apologies for the inconvenience here, we are currently investigating this and are in the process of getting it shut down. This is NOT an official Coinbase email, please DO NOT click any links or otherwise engage with this communication. Thank you for forwarding.

-Alex H
Supervisor
legendary
Activity: 2321
Merit: 1292
Encrypted Money, Baby!
April 08, 2015, 03:10:47 PM
#11
Seems really sketchy, absolutely not from CoinBase.

What annoys me is how did these scammers get access to CoinBase's users' emails (CoinBase's fault?).


Following is from Coinbase online chat.  Cannot believe how nonchalant they are about this whole incident!

"Now Chatting
Seth: Hi there! What can I help you with today?
→Got your News message about the investment product. Please supply more information, such as a Prospectus.
Seth: That appears to be a scam email. It's not from us.
→So how did they get my username and your domain?
Seth: That is beyond my technical understanding, I'm afraid.
→Good god, man!! Your site got hacked and that's the best you can say!!
→Wait til I blog that moronic response!
Seth: I do not believe our site has been hacked. But feel free to do what you want. Have a nice day!"
If someone ranted to me in such a threatening tone, without even knowing the facts, I wouldn't have been more kindly, either, to be honest.
newbie
Activity: 3
Merit: 0
April 08, 2015, 03:08:19 PM
#10
Seems really sketchy, absolutely not from CoinBase.

What annoys me is how did these scammers get access to CoinBase's users' emails (CoinBase's fault?).


Following is from Coinbase online chat.  Cannot believe how nonchalant they are about this whole incident!

"Now Chatting
Seth: Hi there! What can I help you with today?
→Got your News message about the investment product. Please supply more information, such as a Prospectus.
Seth: That appears to be a scam email. It's not from us.
→So how did they get my username and your domain?
Seth: That is beyond my technical understanding, I'm afraid.
→Good god, man!! Your site got hacked and that's the best you can say!!
→Wait til I blog that moronic response!
Seth: I do not believe our site has been hacked. But feel free to do what you want. Have a nice day!"
legendary
Activity: 2321
Merit: 1292
Encrypted Money, Baby!
April 08, 2015, 03:06:52 PM
#9
The red flag for me and any phishing emails is the fact that they addressed me by my username but whenever you make a deposit or withdrawal you get a confirmation email which uses your first name. What is strange though is its from [email protected] but if you dig deeper it says mailed by    em.coinbase.com and signed by    coinbase.com when the other emails are both mailed and signed by coinbase.com
It's strange, indeed. I wonder where they have my full name (firstname+lastname) from. I may have registered at coinbase, but I never used it, because it's not supported in Germany.

I think we all must have something in common, here. Any service we have registered to, which maybe sells the data of its users, or maybe was hacked… ideas, anyone?


.edit:
Too bad they're using different BTC addresses for each recipient. Would be interesting to see how much money they got, already. Seems that some guys were not as stupid as most other scammers here!
newbie
Activity: 16
Merit: 1
April 08, 2015, 03:04:49 PM
#8
I got the same email. Seems legit. LOL

Also, excuse me while I move all my coin out of coinbase...
legendary
Activity: 924
Merit: 1000
April 08, 2015, 03:01:28 PM
#7
The red flag for me and any phishing emails is the fact that they addressed me by my username but whenever you make a deposit or withdrawal you get a confirmation email which uses your first name. What is strange though is its from [email protected] but if you dig deeper it says mailed by    em.coinbase.com and signed by    coinbase.com when the other emails are both mailed and signed by coinbase.com
legendary
Activity: 868
Merit: 1000
April 08, 2015, 02:59:51 PM
#6
Yea I got it too. Obviously fraud
legendary
Activity: 966
Merit: 1000
April 08, 2015, 02:58:01 PM
#5
It isn't from coinbase...tons of users got it.
I just don't get how come that i use coinbase too but i didn't get that e-mail.
newbie
Activity: 24
Merit: 0
April 08, 2015, 02:55:59 PM
#4
I received the same email too Huh
legendary
Activity: 1316
Merit: 1003
April 08, 2015, 02:51:17 PM
#3
It is not their database that was hacked.
I use this mail for sensitive things only but i never registered at Coinbase.
legendary
Activity: 2072
Merit: 1049
┴puoʎǝq ʞool┴
April 08, 2015, 02:45:28 PM
#2
Seems really sketchy, absolutely not from CoinBase.

What annoys me is how did these scammers get access to CoinBase's users' emails (CoinBase's fault?).
legendary
Activity: 924
Merit: 1000
April 08, 2015, 02:37:42 PM
#1
Anyone else just get an email from [email protected] about an investment fund? Sounds too good to be true.

Code:
In This Issue:
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