Ledger scammers are sending letters to steal your recovery phase
Ledger confirmed today that a letter claiming to be from the crypto wallet’s security team is a scam, and warned users to ignore it and keep their crypto wallet recovery phrases to themselves. The company was responding to crypto trader Jacob Canfield, who shared the scam letter on X yesterday. Canfield claims the scammers are “sending physical letters to the @Ledger addresses database leak requesting an ‘upgrade’ due to a security risk.” It claims to be from Ledger’s “Security and Compliance” and asks users to give up their recovery phrase in response to a “ critical security update .” “Failure to complete this mandatory validation process may result in restricted access to your wallet and funds,” the scam document reads. Breaking: New scam meta launched. Now they’re sending physical letters to the @Ledger addresses database leak requesting an ‘upgrade’ due to a security risk. Be very cautious and warn any friends or family that you know is in crypto and is n...