While I was grilling my Valentine's Day steaks, I received a phone call from "Coinbase Support" telling me that my account had been hacked and the hacker had stolen 1.6 BTC from me. I laughed and told them I hadn't used Coinbase in years and also that I wasn't dumb enough to keep any bitcoin on an exchange. 😂
Discussion
Surprised you answered the phone
It was a California number that called me 3 times in a row. I figured maybe it was family. You never know.
RoboKiller app fixes this! Don’t know how I managed without it!
I’ve seen a few instances on r/Coinbase lately where people are getting calls from Coinbase Support and the caller is able to spoof their support email and generate ticket numbers. The implication is that it’s a rogue employee (or employees).
I did get a fake email from Coinbase Support. It's using the old Coinbase logo and email template, but otherwise, it looks legit. People will absolutely fall for this. It's not your normal phishing email from a false domain.
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I’d laugh too. I’m too broke to loose that much lmao
Should have asked them "what's bitcoin". Gotta improve that opsec if they have your phone number.
How credible did they sound?