5Dimes tweeted out from their official Twitter account that there is a fraudulent set of e-mails circulating claiming to advertise a deposit bonus for users who use Bitcoin.
The e-mail does look “legit”, considering that it follows the basic theme of the website which is to look like it was designed in the early 2000s. They use a lot of the same fonts and colors.
The scammers claim that if you deposit today via Bitcoin, you will receive a bonus. The reason why they are targeting this payment method specifically is that one of the key features is that it is absolutely non-refundable. We know there are some buyer-safety methods incorporated with every other method such as PayPal, Skrill, and Western Union. None of that exists in the land of cryptocurrency – as soon as you send something, it is gone. And there is no way of knowing who it went to.
A quick look at the address on BlockChain indicates that they have already profited 1.5 bitcoin from this scam (which is $359.79 US). This was ten hours after the first official 5Dimes warning was released. Crime pays.
No funds were sent to the “+$1,000” Bitcoin address luckily enough.