Topic: Scammers trying to grab people's personal details through email. Be aware of It. (Read 286 times)

this keeps on happening almost to everyone who uses the web, that is why its right fo everyone to change password every month or 6months, this also the practice for most companies I think,
also avoid logging in with your email on unknown sites, never click a link, because that will open the door for hackers, so keep safe

Few days ago I got a message on Twitter! A woman gave me a personal message, said these things. This is also a way to steal personal data. If I give her pm reply then more conversation will start she will take all my information slowly. Many newbie have no idea about this scam.

That’s how it’s always been, and having crypto is just another vector of attack (or incentive, were that info to be known to the scammer).

The data that is demanded in the email could likely try to be used in multiple ways:

- One would be to narrow down their target victim pool to those they consider more prone, or of more interest to them (i.e. delimit by area of residence and/or profession and/or age). Not that I really think they’ll get many respondents at all, specially of a wealthy nature, but anyway.

- They could also use the information to have multiple channels through which to contact you, and obtain additional information by phases (i.e. phase two would be to try to call you and provide a made-up bullshit story that may end-up with them asking for your bank account number).
Of course they could also call you constantly and hassle you depending on how the conversation went. I know a guy who told the Microsoft pajeet scammer to fuckoff, and as a result he still receives calls from them from different spoofed numbers a couple of times per week, having this gone on for years.

- The information could, in addition, be used as an entry level for identity theft, and use it to create fake documents/accounts that require real names and addresses.

Now it’s true that the set of information demanded in the email is pretty common to any online store we purchase from, and I personally try to minimize the set I use. There are probably gigantic DBs out there with at least that sort of information, but the OP of the email is likely not very skilled (nor resourceful), and thus resorts to rudimentary methods.

I don't think so. It's still completely depends on what service you're giving your information to. Scammers have been doing identity theft(and taking advantage of the data one way or another of course) WAY before the cryptocurrency industry has existed.

These are the kind of temptations you rightly say they use to commit personal crime. We receive many such emails we should block these types of mail and refrain from the temptation to show them. But we should avoid all kinds of temptations and protect our security.


You agree with you in some cases that most of what you say is true But when we see the value of a product that we can buy online at a low price, we buy those items, but then we do not worry about our safety. Most of us value money more than our security, so these kinds of problems happen to us all the time.

Ok but why scammers would try to attack you if you don't have cryptos?
Moreover when you buy anything on internet you have to give your name, your address and your phone number, so if it's critical and risky to give them, we can't buy anything on internet...  

Exactly, there will always be some people who will fall for this trick like those who aren't aware that it was an approach by a scammer to exploit their personal data. People have different levels of perception, you can encounter people who can be easily deceived by words and promises. It is the reason why people should be cautious before sending out an information that a person can used against them, you don't know the real intention of other people so you need to be careful before making any actions. We should be aware that not all people can be trusted, most of them are only pretending just to get the benefits they wanted.

It was indeed, a preparation for an identity theft activity using your personal details at risk.

But I'm quite sure that you're not going to give him what his flesh wants, and I could say, it is good that you post this kind of topic here to make sure that newbies are aware of such situation that people are willing to do their best to steal personal information.

Just a word I could leave, it is not just money that we could lose when we provide SPI (Sensitive Personal Information), even our life is at risk when we've committed this kind of mistake and have been taken advantage.

Most phishing attacks aren't targeting crypto users, so it is likely that if you follow and give personal information, they'll use that to plan another attack against you. For example, using your bio or your recent registration on the website to inject malware via script exploit, or attack your social media.

Whether you have crypto or not doesn't really matter when you deal with possible phishing/scam attack. Just report and leave them. Unless you want to write something like "What if you reply to a scam e-mail?".

If you don't deal with cryptos, I don't think there are many risks to give this kind of informations except receiving unsolicited advertisement. If you have cryptos you should be more careful because the scammer may already have other information in his possession (ie addresses, exchanges used,...)

Over time I’ve become extremely weary of unknown people asking for your personal or private details of any nature. The email in the OP is pretty obvious to spot as something not to get involved with, and is rather laughable due to it’s simple appeal to gullibility.

There are situations where you get called over the phone with the pretext of a survey, cheapening your phone bill, or a call from Microsoft pajeets claiming that you have a virrrrrus on your computer. The thing is never to provide them any information whatsoever, and to try to ignore the contact approach in the first place (I mostly don’t even pick up the phone from unknown numbers, and unknown email sources are ignored for the most).

I also think this is a very old trick for us to believe this kind of thing. If she's working for a lottery company, she could just ask her family to do it for her, not in a total stranger. And she's even asking your personal information which is very suspicious. "A once in a lifetime opportunity" yeah sure. An opportunity to scam other people.

Her reasons don't even make any sense. She had the "position" to make it happened which means she's in a higher position with big income so I don't think she'll be needing the prize. And if you are smart and aware enough, you will instantly know this kind of modus. Just avoid this kind of easy money trick because instead of getting easy money, they will be the one who will be getting it.

Possibly. For the less knowledgeable concerning security and privacy, they might think "it's just some of my personal information anyway, it's not money"; not knowing the risks of giving away such valuable information.

Yes, you are right. When we achieve  some experience  about something we forgot about newbie and think there is no newbie in the world But everyday the more people have become experienced the more people start their newbies age. So newbie will remain always in the world.

But it is right that this modern world are changing rapidly. So what we know now as an experienced person = Newbies knowledge after 10 Years.


Really LOL

This is a very old stuff or old kind of scamming, when I first create an email and join various money making programs I received tons of emails like this and that was twelve years ago, I'm surprised that they are still employing this scheme, anyway the internet always have newbies and they are trying their luck on these newbies.

It doesn't seem to be an old school scam because she isn't asking for money. So people have nothing to lose by just "trying". That's how it works I think...  

Well, if such scamming methods wouldn't work, scammers probably would have stopped to use it long time ago. I agree that's very primitive method, which already was in use 10-15 years ago. But unfortunately, not all people are smart enough not to fall into it...

I can't believe scammers still trying with this method... I mean, we are in 2020, who will really believe in an mail like this?

I don't even open the spam folder anymore, is just a waste of time, and if you open the mail they will know, so, the bets option is to not even look at it.

Today I have received an email from an unknown gmail address. And offering me to be his partner, Please read the screenshots.




Lastly He was asking for sending my all details to him People be aware of it. Don't sent your personal details if you will get such offers from someone. If you sent then keep in mind that, this will be the last message to him and he will not contact again to you.

Some provable factors behind it.

1. Maybe He is from this forum and want to know my location.
2. Maybe He will sell all my details and do illegal works.
3. Maybe He search in where I created any account,  like any forum, exchange, etc, and after collecting information He will try to hack my account.
So be safe of it buddy.