You ordered a Ledger, you got a mail… and it’s a scam

You’re in trouble. You’re minding your business, maybe sipping a coffee, when the mailman drops a letter at your door. It’s got the Ledger logo, looks official, maybe even smells like authority.

But guess what? It’s nothing but trouble, a scam cooked up by crooks who want your crypto.

Breach

Ledger hardware wallet owners, like tech commentator Jacob Canfield, started getting these letters telling them to validate their 24-word recovery phrases.

The letter threatens that if you don’t play ball, you’ll lose access to your wallet and funds. Scan a QR code, enter your secret phrase, and boom-your crypto’s gone, swimming with the fishes.

Canfield, sharp as ever, posted about this on X, showing off the letter with all the bells and whistles: official address, reference number, the works.

He figures these scammers got their hands on customer info from Ledger’s infamous 2020 data breach, where about a million emails and 270,000 real addresses leaked out like a busted safe.

Since then, that stolen data’s been used in all sorts of phishing stunts, fake emails, counterfeit devices, you name it.

Battle

Ledger, for its part, is banging the drum, we will never ask for your 24-word recovery phrase. If someone does, it’s a scam.

Simple as that. But let’s be real, when a letter lands in your mailbox looking all official, even the sharpest guys might get spooked.

That’s why Canfield’s warning everyone, tell your friends, your family, your neighbor with the crypto FOMO, don’t fall for it.

And this isn’t just a one-off. Reports are rolling in from all over, users getting tampered devices, malware, and now these letters.

It’s like a bad sequel nobody asked for. The scammers are relentless, and Ledger admits it, they can’t control what every bot or fraudster does with leaked info. It’s an ongoing battle, and the front lines are now at your doorstep.

Bye

Ledger says their tech is still solid, your private keys are safe as long as you don’t hand over that recovery phrase to anyone, ever.

They keep updating their systems, beefing up security, and reminding users to stay sharp. But maybe, just maybe, it’s time for Ledger to update their warnings, it’s not just emails and calls anymore, it’s the mailbox too.

So if you get a letter, a call, a smoke signal, whatever, asking for your recovery phrase, don’t even think about it.

Toss it, shred it, set it on fire if you have to. The only thing you should ever give a scammer is a one-way ticket outta your business. Stay smart, stay safe!

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