Don’t Fall Victim To Bitcoin Phishing Scams!

Bitcoin users are generally internet-savvy people. After all, we're early adopters in internet currency. You'd think we'd be aware of the potential pitfalls online.

But that doesn't prevent would-be scammers from trying to take advantage of Bitcoiners. And that's exactly what's been happening with the latest round of phishing aimed at Bitcoiners.

The phishing, which comes from "active@blockchain.imfo", instructs users to click a link in order to reactivate their account, which was "temporarily deactivated". The link then presumably leads to a site designed to gather the user's personal account information so they can then log into their legitimate Blockchain.info account and steal their bitcoins.

Nothing New

These phishing schemes have been in practice for years. They're nothing new or unique to the Bitcoin world.

In fact, Blockchain.info related phishing scams are nothing new either. They're one of the most common scams to hit the Bitcoin community.

Most people who have Blockchain.info accounts have been subject to phishing attacks. If you receive a suspicious looking email from Blockchain (or anywhere else for that matter), here are a few tips to help keep yourself safe and secure.

Check the Address

Take a look at the email address from where the email was sent. Look closely. Is that n actually an m? Does the email address seem legit, but come from an unusual URL?

If you're unsure about whether the email is legit, you can always...

Check Google

Google is your friend. It can help you find information on anything, phishing scams included.

If the email address you found seems suspicious, Google it! or try searching (address) scam. If others have been scammed by this address, they've likely talked about it. And you might gain some valuable insight on why you're being targeted.

Look For Spelling Errors

You'd think putting spelling errors in an email would be an obvious sign of a scam, but surprisingly scammers get better results with emails that have deliberate errors in them.

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