A few new names, all from the same crooks. New names are created as older ones are exposed. As you can see the crooks do have a pattern to their fraud. See Below:
Arc Wallet
Bitcoin Core Wallet
Guarda Wallet
Blockchain and Blockchain Wallet
Jaxx Wallet
Bread Wallet
Trust Wallet
Hitbtc
Coinbase and Coinbase Wallet
Bitcoin and Bitcoin Wallet
Binance
The scammer make similar claims for each “company”, touting great service and security. The text of the posts feature poor spelling, bad grammar and faulty punctuation. The same text could be used in posting on sites like WhoCallsMe.com as well as mass emailed.
Another of our regular posters here has found that: The scam plays out like this: fake support numbers are posted online, which are then found by victims who are looking for information. During the course of conversation, the scammer directs the victim to send their cryptocurrency to a “temporary” wallet while the issues are addressed. But in these instances, the funds are never returned.
Fraudsters set up scam customer support phone lines and impersonate a variety of companies—including Coinbase—in the finance, tech, retail, telecom, and service industries.
These scam phone numbers are spammed on the internet, luring unsuspecting victims seeking assistance. The scammers may also conduct outbound calls directly to potential victims.
These scammers are skilled in social engineering, making false claims to deceive and manipulate their target into providing personal information that will be used for fraudulent purposes.
• Never give support staff (or anyone else for that matter) remote access to your machine. This effectively gives the scammer full access to your computer, online financial accounts, and digital life
• Never give out your 2FA (2-Factor Authentication) security codes or passwords. Coinbase staff will never ask you to share sensitive authentication credentials
• Never accept outbound calls asking for your confidential personal information. Be aware that scammers can spoof legitimate phone numbers when conducting outbound calls
• Only contact Coinbase via the phone number listed on
https://help.coinbase.com/ or via email on
https://help.coinbase.com/contact-us•Never send cryptocurrency to external addresses on behalf of alleged support agents. Coinbase staff will never ask you to send cryptocurrency to external addresses
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