The incident reveals the ever-evolving tactics scammers employ against the crypto community and serves as a reminder to remain vigilant.
Scammers posing as Ledger, a hardware wallet manufacturer, are sending physical letters to crypto users instructing them to “validate” their wallets or risk losing access to funds, in the latest phishing attack to impact the industry.
BitGo CEO Mike Belshe shared a picture of the scam letter, which featured a QR code, presumably linked to a malicious phishing site. The letter was sent through the United States Postal Service (USPS), according to the executive.
“These are all scams do not fall for any of these,” Troy Lindsey wrote after receiving a copy of the phishing letter.
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