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Fradulent email claiming to be from Coinbase
by
biophil
on 08/04/2015, 18:49:47 UTC
This is a pretty obvious scam, but it doesn't look like anybody else has mentioned it yet.

I just received the following email from "news@coinbase.com." I've left the BTC address in because I figured maybe someone would want to sleuth it. But as should be obvious, anybody promising guaranteed "risk-free" 50% growth in 10 days is lying to you.

I've alerted Coinbase and updated my security settings with them. Here's the email:

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In This Issue:
        Get 150% profit with Coinbase Invest Fund

Dear philipnbrown,

We're happy to announce a new product - Coinbase Invest Fund, reliable platform for
small and medium scale investments. Fund assets are diversified among emerging Forex
positions at Coinbase Exchange. Deposits are risk-free insured by institutions such as the New
York Stock Exchange.

Want to become a professional investor?
Our first short-term investment program starts today - GET 150% FOR A 10-DAY DEPOSIT.

Investment offer is active from 20th of April 12:00 AM Pacific until 30th of April.
Coinbase offers you a fixed return with a 50% growth for a 10 day period.
You can deposit today from $100. Maximum deposit amount per one person
or legal entity is 60 Bitcoins. That's an astonishing opportunity to earn up to $8,500 per 10 days!

Investors who want to apply, please make a deposit to

         1EufoLx8tScXSH3phBWKHAbN6wYHfsngH or click the link below
         https://blockchain.info/qr?data=1EufoLx8tScXSH3phBWKHAbN6wYHfsngH&size=400

Once a payment is made you will get an e-mail about successful participation.
Please note: Initial deposit amounts exceeding +30 Bitcoins will qualify your membership for a 2nd level upgrade.

We will return your initial deposit with dividends on 1st of May, 2015 12:00 AM Pacific Time.
(for example: investing 10 Bitcoins today will return 15 Bitcoins in a 10 day period)
Profits are withdrawn without any delay and Coinbase waives all fees for 1st level investments.

Hurry up! This is a limited, one-time opportunity.

Kind regards,
The Coinbase Invest Fund Team

Do not reply to this e-mail