BEWARE OF BLOCKCHAIN EMAIL PHISHING!

[Blackmet]

Hey there everyone.

I think it is worth mentioning - less than an hour ago I got a following email from Blockchain@blockchain.lnfo (can you see that l instead of i, yep?):

Blockchain Invest Fund

We're happy to announce a new product - Blockchain Invest Fund, reliable platform for small and medium scale investments. Fund assets are diversified among emerging Forex positions at Blockchain Exchange. Deposits are risk-free insured by institutions such as the New York Stock Exchange.

Want to become a professional investor?

* Send 0.50 Bitcoin to 1BLockYT28pJdzdCuPNYLxFSdusjpHbAAq and in 10 days you will receive 3 bitcoins.

* Send 1 Bitcoin to 1BLockYT28pJdzdCuPNYLxFSdusjpHbAAq and in 10 days you will receive 10 bitcoin.

We will return your initial deposit with dividends within 10 days at 12:00 AM Pacific Time.
(for example: investing 1 Bitcoins today (08 of July, 2016) will return 10 Bitcoins in 18 of july, 2016 at 12:00 AM Pacific Time)
Profits are withdrawn to same bitcoin address where you spent the funds, so don't send direct from exchangers, because the money will be return to them bitcoin address, sent the bitcoin from one bitcoin address you have control.

Hurry up! This is a limited, one-time opportunity for first 10000 tranfers. You only can invest one time per Bitcoin address. If you want to invest 2 or more times need to use different Bitcoin address.


Kind regards,
Blockchain SA

As far as I understand, these are scammers, as far as there is no any info from blockchain.info about such super-wonderful investment projects.

Be careful.

[socks435]

This is the second time that i heard that thing someone are trying to scam people they are using the block chain email.. andi notice too that the email is different from the original.. so guys beware for many scammers..

[lightyard12]

Hopefully, no one sends them BTC as this is a definite ponzi. It's looks like these scammers are getting dumber though.

[FLoving]

Thank for your info, that news is new for me and it helped me to know about Lnfo , but Thanks God I did not received any email like that otherwise i would be confused.

[Cloverdale]

Anyone who will believe with an email sent to them and asking them to send money is stupid.
Thank you for the heads up.

[TastyChillySauce00]

i guess the sender was the same person who ever sending email about hashocean refunds and it's obvious scam,but their tricks by faking the senders name seems could attract newbie who never pay attention first and get trapped,i would really reccommend all people here to use good email provider such as gmail because they'll consider this email as a spam

[BitcoinSupremo]

Blockchain.info has stated in their website in their FAQ as far as I know that they will never ask you to invest bitcoin to them or to some unknown investment project , also never ask you sensitive information like the password as they don't store it. The 2 sentences where they ask to send 0.50 or 1 Btc are a big red flag and this scammer or these scammers are really pathetic. Only a fool can fall for this, but its a good thing to put this up for discussion as I know a few persons who have already fell for this old trick, because of greed or stupidity I don't know but let's clear all doubts here and never let any scammers win.

[mobnepal]

I also used to get similar emails, this is quite annoying at first but later on find out those are just phising emails. These days i even don't open any of those emails. Everybody should be aware of this types of emails and not to invest or send any bitcoin to addresses in this emails. These are not from blockchain.info for sure.

[rusmana62]

I just get email , thanx for the information

[ROBERTO]

I got this email from Blockchain@blockchan.info (missing i in blockchain)

"We're happy to announce a new product - Blockchain Invest Fund, reliable platform for
small and medium scale investments. Fund assets are diversified among emerging Forex
positions at Blockchain Exchange. Deposits are risk-free insured by institutions such as the New
York Stock Exchange.

Want to become a professional investor?
Our first short-term investment program starts today - GET 150% after 5 days.

Investment offer is active from 23th of August-2016 06:00 PM Pacific until 05th of September-2016 06:00 PM.
Blockchain offers you a return of 150% for a 5 day period.

*You can deposit today from minimum 0.10 Bitcoins.

*Maximum deposit amount per one person or legal entity is 50 Bitcoins. That's an astonishing opportunity to earn up to 75 Bitcoin per 10 days if you invest 50 Bitcoin....."

Take care guys and thanks for information

[zenitzz]

I got this email from Blockchain@blockchan.info (missing i in blockchain)

"We're happy to announce a new product - Blockchain Invest Fund, reliable platform for
small and medium scale investments. Fund assets are diversified among emerging Forex
positions at Blockchain Exchange. Deposits are risk-free insured by institutions such as the New
York Stock Exchange.

Want to become a professional investor?
Our first short-term investment program starts today - GET 150% after 5 days.

Investment offer is active from 23th of August-2016 06:00 PM Pacific until 05th of September-2016 06:00 PM.
Blockchain offers you a return of 150% for a 5 day period.

*You can deposit today from minimum 0.10 Bitcoins.

*Maximum deposit amount per one person or legal entity is 50 Bitcoins. That's an astonishing opportunity to earn up to 75 Bitcoin per 10 days if you invest 50 Bitcoin....."

Take care guys and thanks for information

looks funny by seeing the contents of email, blockchain never offer an investment program but thanks perhaps it would be useful for some people who get an email just like you.

[windale]

your must meticulous carefully , is true and real is send email blockchain or not
blockchain is never open program investment, if only phising is use camuflation about email is can

if blokchain want your destroy is your bitcoin is very simple and easy

[PuraPuraBego]

Yeah, sometimes i got this to my email inbox, and i things it's are stupid behavior where we can instand can multiple it, instand. we need to things smart if got some a email and with offers can make better money, all it's just will be scam your money. there are not blockchain, blockchain never make offers for double yours money.

[GregH37]

Well, I also have a blockchain account. but I never get this type of emails ever. I think it is a pishing email have been sent by someone else with the naem of Blockchain. scammers probably using blockchain name and reputation to scam peoples.
experienced people will never response but newbies may fall down for them..

[ethereumhunter]

i've got this email too, i think i receive in more than 3 times. but after that, i am delete it from my inbox. i wish that email will not arrive again. i dont think that blockchain have this program and i really don't believe with this. so better not to click on the link with that email if you don't want to get phising by them.

[Patatas]

i've got this email too, i think i receive in more than 3 times. but after that, i am delete it from my inbox. i wish that email will not arrive again. i dont think that blockchain have this program and i really don't believe with this. so better not to click on the link with that email if you don't want to get phising by them.

-Clicking on the link won't have your account compromised automatically.You will need to login with their page first
-By default,blockchain.info saves your identifier by default.
-If you're redirected to a page which hasn't saved it,easier to make out it's a phishing page.
-Please mark that mail as spam and report it privately to Blockchain.info.

[ETCethereum]

blockchain never open investment
so if your receive email this not send from blockchain, only email phising

[Hazir]

if blokchain want your destroy is your bitcoin is very simple and easy

Actually it is not that easy, as Blockchain.info is storing your private keys inside your encrypted Wallet.

In order to be able to decrypt your wallet you need your password. And password is not stored on blockchain.info's servers. 

So blockchain has no direct access to your private keys, they would need to hack your password first.

Also there is second option to manage your private keys while using Blockchain.info it is called Zero-Trust Mode - you add only your Bitcoin addresses without private keys.

[asriloni]

if blokchain want your destroy is your bitcoin is very simple and easy

Actually it is not that easy, as Blockchain.info is storing your private keys inside your encrypted Wallet.

In order to be able to decrypt your wallet you need your password. And password is not stored on blockchain.info's servers.  

So blockchain has no direct access to your private keys, they would need to hack your password first.

Also there is second option to manage your private keys while using Blockchain.info it is called Zero-Trust Mode - you add only your Bitcoin addresses without private keys.

if blockchain don't store our password in their server then how they could know whether the password we just inserted to the password form is the right password? I just read from people that their database was fully encrypted so they can't take a look into the data but I really don't sure because the that's not officially revealed by the blockchain.info themselves

[BitcoinSupremo]

if blokchain want your destroy is your bitcoin is very simple and easy

Actually it is not that easy, as Blockchain.info is storing your private keys inside your encrypted Wallet.

In order to be able to decrypt your wallet you need your password. And password is not stored on blockchain.info's servers.  

So blockchain has no direct access to your private keys, they would need to hack your password first.

Also there is second option to manage your private keys while using Blockchain.info it is called Zero-Trust Mode - you add only your Bitcoin addresses without private keys.

if blockchain don't store our password in their server then how they could know whether the password we just inserted to the password form is the right password? I just read from people that their database was fully encrypted so they can't take a look into the data but I really don't sure because the that's not officially revealed by the blockchain.info themselves

I have said it many times but it is time to say it again and again until people learn that any online wallet should not be trusted. You are relying on third party to manage your bitcoins for you which is not the wisest thing to do when dealing with bitcoin. You can try a desktop wallet like electrum and multibit, both newbie friendly if the users have used online wallets before. Ultimately if you can afford go for a hardware wallet and keep your bitcoins safe for eternity.