Crypto Scams of the Week: Blockchain[.]com, Trust Wallet

 

More and more people are jumping into investing in cryptocurrency using their most trusted crypto wallet platforms like Blockchain.com. While we are busy watching the Cryptocurrency Prices, our shady neighbors a.k.a. scammers are also busy investing and building their crypto money. Yes, these shady scammers invest too! Keep that in mind!

 

Here are some of the Crypto Scams of the Week found by our Trend Micro Check Team!

 

 

Blockchain[.]com

 

Phishing Email

 

 

Then from the email, we will be required to follow the link that will direct us to a fake log-in page of their crypto wallet that was designed to resemble Blockchain’s.

 

Fake: login[.]blokckchain[.]com/recover/index.php

 

 

Real: login[.]blockchain[.]com​\

 

Falling for this scheme will compromise our personal information, lose our money, and stole our identity.  Let's not give them that chance!

 

Trust Wallet

Trust Wallet is another popular crypto wallet platform that scammers use to trick us. SMS text messages will be sent and claim that there is some account-related issue that we immediately need to fix. The SMS text includes links that will lead to fake phishing pages where we need to enter our personal information.

 

Fake Log-in Page 

 

Lookout for SMS text messages that read like the following:

• “-trustwallet- our system has shown that your wallet has not yet been verified. this verification can be done easily via : hxxps://verified-trustwallet[.]com/”.
• “trust wallet: the btc you just sent from your account is being delayed for security reasons. not you? visit {URL} to secure your account.“

 

 

Scammers also send phishing emails to potential victims. Read more and learn how to handle it.