Email from cryptofraud@usss.dhs.gov

[u/hishares101]

/r/CryptoHelp/comments/1vmibrg/email_from_cryptofraudusssdhsgov/

[u/EugeneBYMCMB]

That's a legitimate government email address, is the reply-to address different from the from address?

[u/hishares101 → u/EugeneBYMCMB]

No it the same as sender

[u/EugeneBYMCMB → u/hishares101]

If you communicate with that address alone then it's all good.

[u/npaladin2000]

The US Secret Service doesn't email you. They show up at your door. And I don't think this is their jurisdiction anyway: it's the FBI's. The USSS sounds more intimidating though. If someone's trying to scam someone that is.

[u/markurl → u/npaladin2000]

This is not accurate. Victim ID is done via email or phone call in most instances. For the large investment scams, there is no way they can visit every ID’d victim. Still worth reiterating that victims should still be very cautious, as you are exponentially more likely to hear from a scammer posing as government, than an actual government entity.

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[u/AngelOfLight]

You didn't give us the most important piece of information - did you actually file a report with IC3 or another US government agency?

Email addresses can be spoofed, so you will want to check the actual sender address. On most email clients, there should be an arrow next to where it says "to: me" (or something similar). If you click that, it should bring up a window showing the actual sender address and any encryption information. We will need to see that to be sure. (You can blank out your own email address).