You can read more about this scam in the recent Hive account@arcange's post. Even though the post was about Hive account@cheetoh, the scammer is now using a high reputable account that fell for this!
Be smart and always verify that the links are legit. Also don't forget to check if you really are on the right site by displaying the site's certificate.
We are having a big surge of these attacks lately and we need to combat them.