Remove “Bitcoin.com – I sent a transfer to your name in the amount of 1.375 BTC” scam

The “Bitcoin.com – I sent a transfer to your name in the amount of 1.375 BTC” scam is a crypto scam that aims to trick users into sending money to scammers. The scam is promoted via emails that contain links to fake bitcoin.com websites. The scam emails claim that Binance, a crypto exchange platform, sent them a message regarding an unprocessed transaction. If users engage with the email and click on the links in the email, they will be taken to a scam website that claims users can receive 1.375 BTC ($165,022 at the time of writing) as long as they pay the requested service fee of $48. That $48 is what the scammers are after.

 

 

The “Bitcoin.com – I sent a transfer to your name in the amount of 1.375 BTC” scam is promoted via emails from supposedly Binance. The fake emails explain that you have a pending transaction of 1.375 BTC ($165,022) and can initiate the transfer by clicking on the link in the email. These links lead you to a scam website where a fake support chat opens, with the agent explaining that they were unable to reach you earlier. According to the fake support agent, you were unable to receive your Bitcoin payout because you did not complete the procedure.

If you continue interacting with the agent bot, you will eventually be redirected to a different page that says you have a balance of 1.375 Bitcoin. Supposedly, the transfer request has been successfully created and is ready to be transferred to your Bitcoin wallet. However, to receive this Bitcoin, you would first need to cover the service fee, which is $48.

This supposed service fee of $48 is what the malicious actors behind this scam are after. The sum is small enough that most unsuspecting users would immediately transfer it if they expect to receive $160,000 in return. And if enough users transfer the money, malicious actors can make a fortune.

The full text from the fake conversation with the chatbot:

Support

Support
Payments Department

Hello, you have reached Support. I am a payments specialist, representing Bitcoin.com. We tried to contact you earlier. You have received a notification letter in your mailbox from the service.

We inform you about the following: Our service Bitcoin.com I sent a transfer to your name in the amount of 1.375 BTC (bitcoin) upon request, and your mailbox is listed as contact information. But you did not complete the procedure for obtaining bitcoin, so you could not receive the payout.

Please tell me, would you like to start the procedure of receiving a payout now or contact you a little later?
Yes

Fine. Please select the time range that you are willing to devote now?
up to 3 minuts

Please select one of the payment methods?
BITCOIN WALLET

Dear Customer! The sender of the money transfer in the amount of: 1.375 BTC (Bitcoin) requested confirmation of receipt of the funds by you as the recipient, so the transfer was changed to demand status.

Your coins are on our service Bitcoin.com, since initially you incorrectly entered your payment details and therefore were unable to receive the transfer.

Bitcoin.com is ready to resume the funds transfer procedure.

To receive a transfer in the amount of: 1.375 BTC, you need to correctly indicate your payment information to which we will transfer the funds to you and then follow the instructions of the service.
GET PAYOUT

The full text from the scam website:

Bitcoin.com

Secure & Fast Transactions

My balance: 1.375 Bitcoin

Request #0048785 for the payment of 1.375 BTC has been successfully created and is ready for transfer to your Bitcoin wallet.

Bitcoin.com acts as an intermediary between the sender (Crypto Service) and you (the recipient) in recovering and transferring lost transactions.

To receive your 1.375 BTC payment, you need to cover the service fee for Bitcoin.com to process and recover the transaction.

The service fee is: $48

PAY SERVICE FEE & RECEIVE PAYMENT

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Crypto scams are becoming increasingly popular as more and more novice users start investing in cryptocurrencies. These users may not be familiar with how many of the crypto scams work and can easily fall for them. While all kinds of giveaways and free cryptocurrencies are promoted on social media and forums, the reality is that no one gives away free cryptocurrencies, certainly not amounts worth over $160,000.