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r/Bitcoin: warning about emails from hardware-wallet brands

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1v31ivo/if_you_got_any_email_from_any_of_your_cold_wallet/

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    post: 1v31ivo
    author: unthocks
    created_utc: 1784683186
    title: If you got any email from any of your Cold Wallet brand, DO NOT open any link!
    body:
    Especially if they be saying something like "your cold wallet is compromised click the link to save it" and then you will be directed to enter your seedphrase. So many people have fallen into this scam. Do Not care about it.
    
    Any cold wallet companh will NEVER contact you like this.
    
    It's also surprising how the scammers are smart to hide their email and make it as close as possible to each brand. Could be coldcard, coinkite, trezor, ledger, and else. 
    
    Just make sure your seedphrase NEVER enters any DIGITAL devices or INTERNET! Keep it safe. Add passphrase too if you understand passphrase. And learn how to use sparrow with your wallet. 
    
    And for more, learn the air gapped methode.
    
    comment: oz15smy
    parent: t3_1v31ivo
    author: gilmeye
    created_utc: 1784705315
    edited: false
    body:
    Get your seed words somewhere far. So you will have time to think before typing them to any scam site.  Don't throw away your crypto because  2 minutes of not thinking calmly
    
    comment: oz18sj6
    parent: t3_1v31ivo
    author: TheresNoSecondBest
    created_utc: 1784706795
    edited: false
    body:
    I would never receive any email nor a call from them because to buy one, I always use a temporary email, fake phone number, a nickname and my works address. 
    
    comment: oz1hpzd
    parent: t3_1v31ivo
    author: ELLIPALWallet
    created_utc: 1784711269
    edited: false
    body:
    Good PSA. These emails work because they manufacture urgency, a "compromised wallet" feels like something you must fix in the next five minutes.
    
    

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