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I've received the same emails, for livejournal accounts. They seem to reuse bitcoin addresses. Bitcoin blockchain explorers show that the addresses are recent

by self 8y ago

I've received the same emails, for livejournal accounts. They seem to reuse bitcoin addresses. Bitcoin blockchain explorers show that the addresses are recently created, and that people have sent them money.

easytiger 8y ago
> Bitcoin blockchain explorers show that the addresses are recently created, and that people have sent them money. I find it difficult to reconcile someone tech savey enough to use bitcoin falling for a scam of this nature. On the otherhand, it might explain a lot about the crypto space!
- ascar 8y ago
  The email contains: > You will make the payment by Bi‌tco‌in (if you do not know this, search 'how to buy b‌itcoi‌n' in Google). The top result is from coinbase [1]. I would say everyone capable of online banking is capable of following these steps. [1] https://www.coinbase.com/buy-bitcoin https://www.coinbase.com/buy-bitcoin
  - orangeshark 8y ago
    Wonder if it would be a good idea for coinbase to mention the possibility of you being scammed...
    - jablan 8y ago
      And lose some sweet free money?
    - SketchySeaBeast 8y ago
      At a coffee shop on the campus of my nearby university there's a bitcoin machine with a piece of paper above it outlining bitcoin scams. Coinbase really should follow suit with the standard "The IRS, FBI, Jesus will never ask you to send them bitcoin..."
    - kuschku 8y ago
      Why? They take a percentage out of everything you transfer, ofc they wouldn’t want to warn you.
      - jen729w 8y ago
        That’s a very narrow and cynical view of their business. It’s as easy to assume that a world in which crypto is a trusted, common method of value transfer benefits them if they’re a leader in that space.
    - XaspR8d 8y ago
      My local grocery store has a sign above the gift cards reminding people that government entities and utility companies will never ask for payment in gift cards. If they can manage a warning, I would hope Bitcoin sites could have a disclaimer somewhere...

by self 8y ago

easytiger 8y ago

> Bitcoin blockchain explorers show that the addresses are recently created, and that people have sent them money. I find it difficult to reconcile someone tech savey enough to use bitcoin falling for a scam of this nature. On the otherhand, it might explain a lot about the crypto space!

ascar 8y ago
The email contains: > You will make the payment by Bi‌tco‌in (if you do not know this, search 'how to buy b‌itcoi‌n' in Google). The top result is from coinbase [1]. I would say everyone capable of online banking is capable of following these steps. [1] https://www.coinbase.com/buy-bitcoin https://www.coinbase.com/buy-bitcoin
- orangeshark 8y ago
  Wonder if it would be a good idea for coinbase to mention the possibility of you being scammed...
  - jablan 8y ago
    And lose some sweet free money?
  - SketchySeaBeast 8y ago
    At a coffee shop on the campus of my nearby university there's a bitcoin machine with a piece of paper above it outlining bitcoin scams. Coinbase really should follow suit with the standard "The IRS, FBI, Jesus will never ask you to send them bitcoin..."
  - kuschku 8y ago
    Why? They take a percentage out of everything you transfer, ofc they wouldn’t want to warn you.
    - jen729w 8y ago
      That’s a very narrow and cynical view of their business. It’s as easy to assume that a world in which crypto is a trusted, common method of value transfer benefits them if they’re a leader in that space.
  - XaspR8d 8y ago
    My local grocery store has a sign above the gift cards reminding people that government entities and utility companies will never ask for payment in gift cards. If they can manage a warning, I would hope Bitcoin sites could have a disclaimer somewhere...