Suspect phishing attempt using a rogue enticement to bait folk into a Bitcoin mining scam. Recipient ...
show moreSuspect phishing attempt using a rogue enticement to bait folk into a Bitcoin mining scam. Recipient does not exist, bounced content. From: Register My Athlete <[email protected]> Using PHPMailer 6.3.0 (https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer). Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of [email protected] designates 149.72.120.146 as permitted sender). Subject: Aktivate Email Verification Code. Content reads: Hello β We have partnered with BINANCE. You have won a mining account with 1.3490 BTC - https://graph.org/EWB-12-14?clt - After withdrawing the funds, please send proof of receiving your prize to the BINANCE online chat β . The code to verify your email on Aktivate/RegisterMyAthlete is: 305595. Please enter this 6-digit code on our website to activate your account. This verification code will expire in 15 minutes. Message ID <ZmMuJlN5W9SfjV44M8x2lq6rDtxHDFeC5MBRjbSpU@www.registermyathlete.com>. Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:12:57 -0800 (PST).
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Bulk email received 2025-12-13 at 15:40:02 PST. Header shows sending IP 149.72.120.146 (wrqvtvwn.out ...
show moreBulk email received 2025-12-13 at 15:40:02 PST. Header shows sending IP 149.72.120.146 (wrqvtvwn.outbound-mail.sendgrid.net) delivering mail from registermyathlete.com via mx.google.com. Message claims a partnership with BINANCE and that the recipient won a mining account holding 1.3421 BTC, urging the user to click tracking links and send βproofβ in an online chat.
Body combines this crypto prize claim with an Aktivate/RegisterMyAthlete verification code and school-style branding, exploiting trust in a sports registration service to push a crypto scheme. SPF, DKIM (registermyathlete.com and sendgrid.info) and DMARC all pass, showing abuse of a SendGrid account rather than header forgery.
This likely violates CAN-SPAM and anti-fraud laws by sending deceptive investment spam and seeking engagement based on a fake reward. SMTP headers appear RFC-compliant; the key problem is misleading phishing-style crypto-scam content, so this IP and associated sender should be investigated and blocked.
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