Well, that didn't take long. Less than 24 hours after posting about a scam that I stumbled upon, yet another one tries to bait me! I'm sure I could find half a dozen every day if I really set my mind to it.
This one involves text messages. I immediately deleted the message I received, so I got a friend to send me a screenshot of one he had gotten recently. It looks something like this:
Suspicious link! Questionable email address of sender! Unsolicited verification!
My friend told me he just received this message the other day. The funny thing is he does not even have a Coinbase account. Naturally, he knew not to click it. If you ever receive something like this, neither should you! You can report such text scams directly to Coinbase and your mobile service provider:
Always be skeptical of messages you receive, especially if you weren't expecting them. Be easy out there, be safe. Never give your private keys to anyone. Don't send crypto to anyone, unless you fully trust and know the recipient.
This has been yet another crypto scam public announcement. Don't let the bad players give crypto a black eye!
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