Oct 2021 - Coin-Ether Coinbase Ethereum Doubling Offer - $26k (Global)
"We are launching a massive ETH giveaway to celebrate a major upgrade to the Ethereum project. Hurry up and take! Visit our website: coin-ether.net"
"Official Ethereum event 40,000 ETH. We believe that after the London hard fork EIP-1559, the Ethereum coin will cost $ 10,000 per coin. To speed up the process of mass adoption of cryptocurrencies, we decided to launch the distribution of 40,000 ETH. giveaway."
"During this unique event we will give you a chance to win 40,000 ETH, have a look at the rules and don't miss on your chance! You can only participate once!"
"To participate you just need to send from 0.5 ETH to 500 ETH to the contribution address and we will immediately send you back 1 ETH to 1,000 ETH (x2) to the address you sent it from."
"To make a transaction, you can use any wallet or exchange to participate!"
"Once we receive your transaction, the outgoing transaction is processed to your address."
"Once we receive your transaction, we will immediately send the requested amount back to you."
"Every address that is sent too late, gets their ETH immediately sent back."
"Please help to take down this scammers, currently live streaming by Cactoos in ethereum"
"This is on youtube but they wont do anything..."
Further Analysis
What could go wrong with an "official" Ethereum give-away of 40,000 ETH? After all, it was accompanied by a video of an interview between Brian Armstrong and Vitalik Buterin and had a premium domain name. After several users sent a total of 6.003026 ETH, unsurprisingly they received nothing back.
How Could This Have Been Prevented?
Know the common scam tactics. Always validate any information against official sources. Never make a rushed transaction to send any funds.
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