Phishing attempt disguised as Cryptsy Email - Please read and protect yourself

[hendo420]

I just got an email appearing to be from Cryptsy asking me to activate my account. Its obvious to me that it is a phishing attempt. It may not be obvious to everyone so I'm posting this to let everyone know to be on the lookout for phishing emails appearing to come from exchanges.

Here is a copy/screenshot of the email.

It came from (Cryptsy.com support@cryptsy.com via email.freshdesk.com)
Subject: Cryptsy.com user activation

Hi (Redacted),

A new Cryptsy.com account has been created for you.

Click the url below to activate your account and select a password!

https://cryptsy.freshdesk.com/register/yRyVsij9DMd4dgf5ERI8

If the above URL does not work try copying and pasting it into your browser. If you continue to have problems, please feel free to contact us.

Regards,
Cryptsy.com

[miffman]

Thanks for the warning 

[dddbtc]

This is a real email from Cryptsy.  They use freshdesk for their support ticket system, which uses a seperate account.  I wouldn't activate that link if you haven't used their support ticket though.  But http://cryptsy.freshdesk.com is affiliated with cryptsy that's for sure.

[hendo420]

This is a real email from Cryptsy.  They use freshdesk for their support ticket system, which uses a seperate account.  I wouldn't activate that link if you haven't used their support ticket though.  But http://cryptsy.freshdesk.com is affiliated with cryptsy that's for sure.

I registered my account with cryptsy months ago, why would I be getting an account activation email now?

This is my original registration activation email. Its from Cryptsy.com not freshdesk.

[BitJohn]

Freshdesk is the system we use for support tickets its another company that has its own accounts. There are some Cryptsy fake websites etc out there so it is good to be cautious.