A Mail I Received Today..

[UserU]

Even if the mail was "legit", there are tracking pixel that detects if the recipient has interacted with the email.

So the moment you read it or even download the file, the spammer/ scammer already knows this email is an active target and will likely mark it as high-valued.

[CryptSafe]

Downloading the PDF alone  gave them much access to your device. Although it is a scam format which we all know very well but do you think they are that daft to just send you this message just for nothing? They did not send you any wallet address where you supposed order them to make payment to, no confirmation code unlike other exchanges would do, they did not  mention the name of the possible exchange you made such transaction so tell me how on earth do you think they would just wake up and
send you a mail attaching a PDF for you to download to see your order telling you to to make payment.
I think you might have downloaded something more than you see  mate. Go check your device properly.

[judeafante]

How possibly or what exactly are they possibly goin to say to me to make me send them my bitcoin?, please share if you have an idea.. And also tell us if also received such a mail before, what action did you take?.

I haven't received a similar email but if I do I just hit ignore or mark it spam there is no need to interact it's a phishing email, you know all your actions if you did not do what they claim then you don't have to interact, only trust your contact and avoid unsolicited emails with files on it, scammers check if the email is active by sending you a fund that you are supposed to claim, but its all lies they just want you to interact or scam you.

[Agbe]

Such emails were found in my mailbox but I normally delete them because I am not interested on them. From the beginning I know that are scammers so I don't keep them in my inbox. Once I see them I would just click the delete button to remove it to the trash box and also delete it from the trash box to free the google storage space. In some cases my believe is that if I open them they would infect my device so the best way is to delete it without opening it. There are different other ones as well.  So the we should be careful for the kind of websites we register with our email addresses because in many cases these guys took our emails from those registration.

[rby]

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Scammers are so dumped to the extent they believe everyone is dump like them

I am scared that you made a bogus statement here.
Scammers are the smartest people I have known, just that they use their smartness on the negative path. Whatever is scam related, I always treat it with care.
Those guys are always on research about the latest technology and how to harness it against victims. Their attempts will only look dumb to you only if you are acquainted with that method already.

Using Op's case as the study;

• Do you know that by downloading the PDF, Op's device could be infected?
• Do you also know that by reading the mail, Op email is prone to more attack or spam because he would be marked as an active email (a potential victim)?
• Do you know that if Op gives a call to that number he could be sweet talked to being a victim?

Scammers are just proactive and crooked.

[BitSwapNow]

Yes that is their intent exactly and then from the phone they will try and extort more money from you or get you to download "support software" which will be a malware or backdoor so they can steal your bank or funds. An also you should never open any attachment PDF, Document ect. These can be booby trapped with malware upon opening as well. Wether mobile or desktop it dosent matter.

I myself received an even more convincing scam email similar as it came from Paypal itself. Someone got smart and sneaky and renamed their paypal business "Coinbase Limited INC" or similar. Then person creates a bill / charge and put in the memo say like " For your transaction of .126 BTC Purchased on 5/25/2023" and then send it by PAYPALS own system to crypto users emails. So you receive a real looking receipt and transaction from Paypals real email system stating you purchased the dollar amount equivilant of BTC from Coinbase Limited INC. If you have coinbase account you immediatly say WTF!? was my account hacked and they used Paypal? But upon further looking you see its just a bill someone generated and they are trying to get you to pay their paypal bill. Pretty convincing scam however.

Always have to be careful and check these steps;

1) Never open links or attachments.
2) Always verify the email headers and or phone numbers or URLS. (Double Triple Check)
3) If you receive a call hang up and get the real number and follow up with said caller.
4) Most texts are becoming scams as of latly seeing missed AMAZON or USPS or UPS package phish attempts a lot. Especially around the holidays.


Stay vigilant people and stay safe!

[Mpamaegbu]

OP, you get mind sha. You even went far with the whole "trying to find out" what they were up to instead of you avoiding the mail. I wouldn't bother to download any file from such a mail. What if they wanted to infect your device with malware or you didn't think of that? There's always a possibility that something wasn't right with that mail, though you haven't been able to discover that now on your own.