The pre-made recovery phrase email

An email tells you to move to a new wallet and helpfully includes a recovery phrase. Every link is real — the phrase is the trap.

What it looks like

Email · Wallet migration team

Following a court ruling, all customers must move to a self-custody wallet. Download the official app and use the recovery phrase below to set it up.

How it usually ends

The app was real; the recovery phrase was the attacker's. Whoever wrote the phrase controls the wallet — your coins left within the hour.

Red flags

Pre-generated recovery phrase in the message
Sent through a legitimate mailing service, so checks pass
Legal pretext with no source

A real case

In 2025 “Migrate to Coinbase Wallet” emails linked only to real pages but supplied the recovery phrase, and passed email checks via SendGrid (BleepingComputer).

What to do

Only use a recovery phrase your own wallet generated.
Never share or accept a seed phrase from anyone.
Check “mandatory migration” news on the company’s official site.

Could you spot it in the moment?

In Painted Sky you’re born at random somewhere on Earth and live a whole life — and this scam is one of the fakes that can find you. Make the call yourself, then replay the same life with a lens that shows what was fake.

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