"Blockchain Suspicious Login Attempt Notification" Phishing Scam

Blockchain Suspicious Login Attempt Notification Phishing Scam

Blockchain users, beware! Scammers or cybercriminals are attempting to steal your account credentials. The Scammers or cybercriminals 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.

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The "Blockchain Suspicious Login Attempt Notification" Phishing Email

From: Blockchain <ogrrkyho@www.ilsoledemexico.com>

Date: Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 4:48 AM

Subject: Suspicious Login Attempt Notification

[image: Blockchain Logo] ACTION NEEDED!

For the protection of your Blockchain wallet, our advanced Anti-Fraud protection system has noticed unusual activity and your account has been suspended from any further access. Your Blockchain account password was entered incorrectly 8 times from an unrecognized

IP address:24.07.296.747

In order to erase this lock, please login to your Blockchain online account and complete a verification procedure. All the information is securely encrypted ensuring that your credentials remain safe.

Restore your 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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Dec 14, 2018 at 11:04 AM by
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Here is another scam: "Authorize log-in attempt Fri 14/12/2018 08:35 From: "Blockchain" oscar@arrowdemo.com Authorize Log In Attempt An attempt to login to your Blockchain wallet was made from an unknown browser. Please confirm the following details are correct: Time: 2018-12-14 :02:34 IP Address: 197.210.54.182 (China) Browser: Chrome 47 Operating System: Windows 8.1 If this login attempt was not made by you it means someone attempt to login to your account from an unrecognised browser. It may be an indication. Please click the link below to login back"

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Mar 12, 2018 at 3:22 PM by
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Here is another scam: "From: Blockchain Support Center Date: March 12, 2018 at 12:17:42 PM PDT Subject: Suspicious Login Attempt Notification Blockchain-Logo-Blue6.png For the protection of your Blockchain wallet, our advanced Anti-Fraud protection system has noticed unusual activity and your account has been suspended from any further access. Your Blockchain account password was entered incorrectly 8 times from an unrecognized device. IP address: 212.190.77.153 Browser: Safari Operation System: Mac OS X In order to erase this lock, please login to your Blockchain online account and complete a verification procedure. All the information is securely encrypted ensuring that your credentials remain safe. Restore your Wallet King regards, Blockchain © 2017 BLOCKCHAIN LUXEMBOURG S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED."

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Jan 6, 2018 at 3:33 PM by
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Here is another scam: - Forwarded message - From: Blockchain Date: 31 December 2017 at 16:38 Subject: Unauthorized Log In Attempt An attempt to login to your blockchain.info wallet was made from an unknown browser. please confirm the following details are correct: Time: 2017-12-31 16:24:20 IP Address: 95.167.116.116 Browser: Safari Operating System: Mac OS X Please Check the IP address and browser carefully. If the above details are not correct, click the following link to secure your wallet immediately. If this login attempt was not made by you, it means someone visited your wallet login page from an unrecognized browser. It may be an indication you have been the target of a phishing attempt. Click on the above link to secure your wallet, but if you are aware of this login attempt, then neglect the update.

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Jan 6, 2018 at 3:31 PM by
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Here is another scam: - Forwarded Message - Subject: Authorize log-in attempt Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2017 16:40:53 0000 From: Blockchain Reply-To: Blockchain Blockchain Logo Authorize Log In Attempt An attempt to login to your blockchain wallet was made from an unknown browser. Please confirm the following details are correct: Time: 2017-12-31 6:42:23 IP Address: 185.23.123.86 Browser: Chrome Operating System: Windows 10 Please check the IP address and browser carefully. If the above details are correct, click the following link to approve the request. AUTHORIZE LOG IN If this login attempt was not made by you it means someone visited your wallet login page from an unrecognised browser. It may be an indication you have been the target of a phishing attempt and might want to consider moving your funds to a new wallet. Your Wallet ID: Unknown Use your unique Wallet ID to log into your Blockchain wallet.

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