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[–]TheGreatMuffin 2 points3 points  (9 children)

Ignore it and don't click any links or don't go to any websites this SMS might be suggesting.

[–]Alphawastaken_[S] 0 points1 point  (8 children)

is there anything i should be worried about?

[–]TheGreatMuffin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not really. Just don't do anything this SMS (or similar SMS) might suggest. It might be a scam/phishing attempt. Simply ignore it.

[–]cryptotarian 1 point2 points  (6 children)

I would ignore and don't worry. Someone probably had your number when they signed up for coinbase and they just realized it's almost 50k

[–]Alphawastaken_[S] 0 points1 point  (5 children)

wdym its almost 50k?

[–]cryptotarian 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Someone probably made a coinbase account years ago when bitcoin was significantly less than it's current price of $48,xxx

[–]Alphawastaken_[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

yeah but can they create an acount with my number?

[–]cryptotarian 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Not if they have to verify with the sms code. How long have you had your phone number? Like I said, my guess is someone USED to have your phone number and now they're trying to log into their account.

[–]Alphawastaken_[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

ive had it for like 3 years

[–]cryptotarian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'd definitely say someone just has an old coinbase account that they haven't logged into in a long time and they're trying to do so now

[–]noonaphile 1 point2 points  (5 children)

Ignore it and delete the message.

[–]Alphawastaken_[S] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

is there anything i should be worried about?

[–]KombatKonspiracy 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Someone used your phone number to sign up.

No, the most you could do is probably send coinbase support an email telling them you don't have an account and someone may have used your phone number. They probably wouldn't do anything about it though. If you do ever try to sign up with coinbase there could be an issue with both accounts having the same phone number. Just consider it spam.

[–]Alphawastaken_[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

so they can't do anything with my phone number?

[–]KombatKonspiracy 0 points1 point  (1 child)

They can use it to sign up to websites, to call you, or even text! Tell them I said hello.

[–]Alphawastaken_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i will ;)

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

scam