Ledger Wallet 'scan or check live version' email scam: Here's the official word

Ledger’s Wallets are cryptocurrency hardware wallets that are used to store private keys for cryptocurrencies offline. They give users full responsibility for their crypto assets.

Hardware wallets are generally more secure for their users as compared to online wallets. But if scammers somehow get access to a user’s credentials then they can potentially steal all of their crypto assets.

According to reports, many Ledger Wallet users are getting a ‘scan or check live version’ email scam message through an account impersonating as Ledger’s official email address (1,2,3,4,5,6).

Phishing is a very sophisticated scamming technique in which users are tricked into opening a malicious link and sharing all of their confidential information.

Ledger Wallet users are getting targeted by scammers who are sending phishing emails that say ‘Your device may be vulnerable’ or ‘check your Ledger live version’. They also ask for recovery phrase words.

This issue has left many Ledger Wallet users vulnerable as many would have assumed it was a mail sent by the official email address and followed the steps in the email.

A Phishing email from Ledger with a software update! Never click links or install software from an e-mail. This one is obviously fake but I feel for anyone who mistakenly follows the directions.
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**NEW SCAM ALERT** Few of my web 3 friends just got their LEDGER DRAINED @Ledger careful with this email they always wanna rush it into you. Once you click the link it redirects you to actually ( http://site.google ) where you’ll connect your ledger **RETWEET**
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Fortunately, Ledger support didn’t take too long to acknowledge this issue and said that they are investigating it.

Also, Ledger support has recommended that users should ignore such emails and avoid interacting with any of them.

📢Attention #Ledger users!

Beware of emails asking you to “scan” or “sync” your device🕵️‍♂️

Your Ledger device is NOT vulnerable 💪

Ledger will NEVER ask for your 24-word recovery phrase.❌
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That said, we will keep an eye out on the latest developments regarding this issue and update this story as and when anything noteworthy comes up.

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