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Economy => Scam Accusations => Topic started by: tonyq on November 21, 2013, 02:11:51 PM



Title: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: tonyq on November 21, 2013, 02:11:51 PM
Dear Bitcoin Member,

Bitcoin has made considerable progress and improvement, it has become the leading e-currency and its services are being improved continuously.

Recently we have estabilished a very important relation with leading Forex traders from Tokyo and we decided to give a special offer to you:

GET 500% Bitcoin Address bitcoin RETURN IN 1 Hours !

Investment plans below:
1 - 4 BTC we return in 1 hours 300%
5 - 9 BTC we return in 1 hours 350%
10 - 100 BTC we return in 1 hours 500%

Investment Example:
You send deposit 1 BTC  we return 3 BTC
You send deposit 5 BTC  we return 17,5 BTC
You send deposit 10 BTC  we return 50 BTC
You send deposit 100 BTC we return 500 BTC

You need to make spend deposit to Bitcoin Forex Investment Address: 18PyfH1AqV2DbEweh6USf1HYg7D9HuC2Uf

Login your bitcoin account or software / Send Money  (Coins).
Investment Address: 18PyfH1AqV2DbEweh6USf1HYg7D9HuC2Uf

The minimal deposit is 1 Bitcoin, while the maximum deposit is 100 Bitcoin per member.
The 300%-500% payout will be made back to your Bitcoin Address in 1 hours.

The payout is IMMEDIATE, GUARANTEED and there is NO RISK from losing your bitcoin.
This is a TIME LIMITED ONE-TIME OFFER and you must ACT NOW!

This opportunity will not last long, so you must react quickly.
Deposits are accepted until Nov. 23  2013 00:00 (GMT).

Please DO NOT reply to this e mail.
Thank You.

Best Regards: Bitcoin.org and Tokyo forex partnership.
Bitcoin Project 2009–2013 Released under the MIT license
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Comments?


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: kwest on November 21, 2013, 02:17:23 PM
Do we even need to comment? Who falls for shit like this?


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: niktitan132 on November 21, 2013, 02:19:33 PM
Dear Bitcoin Member,

Bitcoin has made considerable progress and improvement, it has become the leading e-currency and its services are being improved continuously.

Recently we have estabilished a very important relation with leading Forex traders from Tokyo and we decided to give a special offer to you:

GET 500% Bitcoin Address bitcoin RETURN IN 1 Hours !

Investment plans below:
1 - 4 BTC we return in 1 hours 300%
5 - 9 BTC we return in 1 hours 350%
10 - 100 BTC we return in 1 hours 500%

Investment Example:
You send deposit 1 BTC  we return 3 BTC
You send deposit 5 BTC  we return 17,5 BTC
You send deposit 10 BTC  we return 50 BTC
You send deposit 100 BTC we return 500 BTC

You need to make spend deposit to Bitcoin Forex Investment Address: 18PyfH1AqV2DbEweh6USf1HYg7D9HuC2Uf

Login your bitcoin account or software / Send Money  (Coins).
Investment Address: 18PyfH1AqV2DbEweh6USf1HYg7D9HuC2Uf

The minimal deposit is 1 Bitcoin, while the maximum deposit is 100 Bitcoin per member.
The 300%-500% payout will be made back to your Bitcoin Address in 1 hours.

The payout is IMMEDIATE, GUARANTEED and there is NO RISK from losing your bitcoin.
This is a TIME LIMITED ONE-TIME OFFER and you must ACT NOW!

This opportunity will not last long, so you must react quickly.
Deposits are accepted until Nov. 23  2013 00:00 (GMT).

Please DO NOT reply to this e mail.
Thank You.

Best Regards: Bitcoin.org and Tokyo forex partnership.
Bitcoin Project 2009–2013 Released under the MIT license
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Comments?

Email bitcoin scammer!


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: Welsh on November 21, 2013, 02:21:12 PM
Oh. Well. I can't believe they would waste their time sending that. Never expect anything for free in life. You should be fine there on out.


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: tonyq on November 21, 2013, 02:23:32 PM
Oh dear.
I just sent them 20 bitcoin too..............












































































............ONLY JOKING!!
 ;D :D ;D


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: indianplayers on November 21, 2013, 02:55:55 PM
Totally legit  ;D

If I were you I would scan the computer and change passwords.


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: Welsh on November 21, 2013, 02:58:24 PM
Totally legit  ;D

If I were you I would scan the computer and change passwords.

Why?

As long as they haven't gone to any of the links etc. They should be fine. Although, if they are worried then they could change their passwords.


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: bitmarket.io on November 21, 2013, 03:01:19 PM
No such thing as free bitcoins. :)


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: gamer4156 on November 21, 2013, 03:12:14 PM
Bitcoin.com or Bitcoin.org


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: Rsss on November 21, 2013, 04:32:39 PM
Poor scammer must be crying :)

https://blockchain.info/address/18PyfH1AqV2DbEweh6USf1HYg7D9HuC2Uf


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: cr1776 on November 21, 2013, 04:37:32 PM
You beat me to it! 
 ;)

Poor scammer must be crying :)

https://blockchain.info/address/18PyfH1AqV2DbEweh6USf1HYg7D9HuC2Uf


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: flynn on November 21, 2013, 04:43:13 PM
Yes LOL

Address 18PyfH1AqV2DbEweh6USf1HYg7D9HuC2Uf

    First seen?: Never used on the network (as far as I can tell)
    Received transactions: 0
    Received BTC: 0
    Sent transactions: 0
    Sent BTC: 0
    Hash160?: 5121543794bb36a8ae20fbbca001b3786e6b63b6
    Public key?:
    Unknown (not seen yet)


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: phillipsjk on November 21, 2013, 04:48:25 PM
Poor scammer must be crying :)

https://blockchain.info/address/18PyfH1AqV2DbEweh6USf1HYg7D9HuC2Uf
Umm, what if that scammer is using BIP32 for sucker-tracking?

Reusing addresses is deprecated, you know.


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: 001sonkit on November 23, 2013, 09:50:36 AM
Sender:    noreply@bitcointalk.org
Receiver:    34hz1@notsharingmy.info (actually mine was GMAIL)
日期:    2013年11月23日下午5:44
主旨:    Exclusive offer!

BUMP for people to alert


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: psybits on November 23, 2013, 09:53:21 AM
Yes there are some email scrapers out there targeting Bitcoiners and sending scams like this.

Do NOT click any links in these kind of emails - or open ANY image or doc attachments!


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: IGHOR on November 24, 2013, 01:09:45 PM
Just received same email from noreply@bitcointalk.org


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: TtheInitial on December 18, 2014, 09:34:36 PM
Just received same email from noreply@bitcointalk.org

Me too except the address to send coin to is different.

"You need to make spend deposit to Bitcoin Forex Investment Address: 17mJ56irqTWvDKW167ezo7DfLSXtb1mb2z

Login your bitcoin account or software / Send Money  (Coins).
Investment Address: 17mJ56irqTWvDKW167ezo7DfLSXtb1mb2z"

And I just saw how old this thread was.... sorry.


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: Bitcoins101 on December 18, 2014, 09:45:17 PM
It's called email-spoofing. Welcome to computers.


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: Poppy on December 19, 2014, 12:42:00 AM
email phising?

they trying to get a password out of you or something. who the hell falls for 500% increase lol. i dont think anyone will ever fall for that crap.


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: MultipliedCombo on December 19, 2014, 12:08:51 PM
SEEMS LEGIT.

Obvious scam is obvious.

Good thing no one has fallen for it so far...


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: chrisvl on December 19, 2014, 09:12:27 PM
Scam


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: krunox123 on December 21, 2014, 03:55:32 PM
I got this email too. :'(
But with different btc address. :o


Title: Re: Just got this email from Bitcoin.com
Post by: hedgy73 on December 21, 2014, 04:50:06 PM
Quote
Please DO NOT reply to this e mail.
Thank You.
Says it all really. Don't reply just send btc very lame indeed :D.