Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
With Blockchain getting popular, online scammers have started taking advantage of it. The scammers are doing this by sending fake emails like the one below to potential victims, which ask them to click on a link in them that goes to a fake or phishing Blockchain website that will steal their Blockchain account credentials.
From: Blockchain <ioa@firstchoiceproduction.in>Date: Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 3:44 AMSubject: New Payment ReceivedBlockchain LogoNew PaymentA payment has been received into your Wallet. To view the details , click on the link below.{SEE|VIEW} TRANSACTIONYour Wallet ID: 5c48d35-e253y-533b-9ed2-8q15eb82631dUse your unique ID to log into your Blockchain wallet.Blockchain Download on the App Store GET IT ON Google Play Twitter FacebookCopyright © 2017 Blockchain Luxembourg S.A. .Click here to Unsubscribe
From: Blockchain <ioa@firstchoiceproduction.in>
Date: Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 3:44 AM
Subject: New Payment Received
Blockchain Logo
New Payment
A payment has been received into your Wallet. To view the details , click on the link below.
{SEE|VIEW} TRANSACTION
Your Wallet ID: 5c48d35-e253y-533b-9ed2-8q15eb82631d
Use your unique ID to log into your Blockchain wallet.
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The link in the fake email goes to a fake Blockchain website located at hxxps://blockchafn.info. The legitimate website is located at https://www.blockchain.com/. This is why Blockchain account holders should never click on a link in an email message to sign into their accounts. They should go directly to https://www.blockchain.com/ and sign-in from there instead.
Blockchain account holders who have been tricked by the scam are asked to attempt to change their passwords and contact Blockchain for help.
To help protect their accounts against phishing scams Blockchain account holders can enable 2-Step-Verification on their accounts. This is an extra layer of security that will prevent cybercriminals from gaining access to their accounts even if they have stolen their account credentials. Click here for help enabling 2-Step-Verification.
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Phishing Email from; Blockchain Support Dept."grizzlyways_transportation.co@aol.comFraud Activity DetectedThis particular message is sent to warn that your Blockchain account wallet has been temporarily suspended due to many sign in attacks on your Blockchain wallet from a location you do not normally login from. Our security department has detected suspicious activities on various Blockchain wallets including yours. We made the decision to freeze those accounts to avoid suspicious attacks. Restore your account wallet here"
Here is another scam: "From: "Blockchain" Date: October 1, 2018 at 5:10:36 PM EDT Subject: You got bitcoins BTC Received Blockchain Logo Payment Received This is an automated notice that your wallet account has been credited with funds in the amount of 0.54798743 BTC. To view the details of your transaction on the block chain, click the link below. VIEW YOUR TRANSACTION"
Here is another scam: "De : Blockchain Envoyé : Thursday, May 31, 2018 6:12:34 PM Objet : fwd: 0.72091 BTC credited from Bittrex account. © 2017 BLOCKCHAIN LUXEMBOURG This is an automated notice that your wallet account has been credited from Bittrex account with funds in the amount of 0.72091 BTC. 0.72091 BTC has been credited to email mandrake_@hotmail.com Date: 5/31/2018 18:12:34 Details of the transaction you can see here on your blockchain account. https://blockchain.info/en/wallet/#/login. Do not reply to this email. If you have a question, use the help section Blockchain Luxembourg S.A. All rights reserved."
I received a somewhat similar "bitcoin received" message as follows:"Hello,You just received 1.566580 BitCoins incoming transfer from Enquiries.Sender: enquiries@wingsinternationalcuisine.co.ukReceiver: [email address removed for privacy]Amount: 1.566580 BTCDeadline: 14-03-2018 08:47:06Transfer has been made from account holder:8fd91c7c3cd1ed5d[truncated just in case...]Accept the transfer now:hxxp://bit.bitcoin-uk.ml/claim-now/ Jga3DH7iNBqclLOnly 7 days remaining to accept your BitCoin transfer!If you do not accept this transfer, the money will be returned to sender.To claim your BitCoin please visit the link below:hxxp://bit.bitcoin-uk.ml/claim-now/ Jga3DH7iNBqclLBest regards,-Enriqueta CarmonaBitcoin Account Manager"
Another one:From: Blockchain Subject: Payment ReceivedDate: Tuesday, February 27, 2018, 10:35 AMReply-To: Blockchain Payment ReceivedA payment has been received into your Blockchain Wallet. To view the details of your transaction on the block chain, click the link below.VIEW YOUR TRANSACTIONUse your unique Wallet ID to log into your Blockchain wallet.Blockchain Download on the App Store GET IT ON Google Play Twitter FacebookCopyright © 2018 Blockchain Luxembourg S.A. All rights reserved.The team of Clouding.ioCloudI NextGen S.L. B66356528 Ronda General Mitre 25, bajos 2º 08017 Barcelona (España) Políticas y Condiciones LegalesAll enclosed links pass through a tracking.blockveffort.com address, except for the clouding.io link.
another scammer is using: info@blockchain.se
Here is another scam: - Forwarded message - From: Blockchain Date: Mon, Jan 1, 2018 at 8:53 PM Subject: Bitcoin Payment Bitcoin Payment Dear Customer. This is to notify you, that you received BTC 1.503847 in your Blockchain-Wallet. After bitcoin payment has been credited to your wallet, Blockchain confirms transaction using a 4-step Blockchain-Verification. To accept bitcoin payment of BTC 1.503847 click on the below link to enter your Blockchain Wallet-ID for confirmation. VERIFY YOUR WALLET
Here is another scam: - Original message - From: BlockChain <4D6MIJEYZZ@blockchain.us> Date: 2018-01-01 1:12 PM (GMT-08:00) Subject: JU7Q8XEQ7P4DD23XSXJ5VMWMT5WBHBZ7BWNA076D R436S67WUJXF960986104 [Payment received] Please accept BTC that you received! A Payment has been received into your blockchain wallet. Click here to accept This instruction has been sent to all blockchain users and! is obligatory to follow. Thank you 01.01.2018
Here is another scam: "From: Sandra P Justin
