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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 coinba
by 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 agoWonder if it would be a good idea for coinbase to mention the possibility of you being scammed...
- jablan 8y agoAnd lose some sweet free money?
- SketchySeaBeast 8y agoAt 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 agoWhy? They take a percentage out of everything you transfer, ofc they wouldn’t want to warn you.
- jen729w 8y agoThat’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 agoMy 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...