Elon Musk isn't giving you crypto - it's a scam

Date:
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 22:30:00 +0000

Description:
The old "give 1 BTC to Elon, get 2 back" scam is back, so beware.

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In the newest example of Elon Musks identity being abused in cryptocurrency scams, a threat actor is targeting the eccentric billionaires newest Twitter followers, security experts have warned.

As reported by BleepingComputer , a scammer has created a nameless Twitter account, and placed the company logo for the profile picture, to create a false sense of legitimacy. They then started monitoring Elon Musks Twitter account for new followers, and adding them to a list called Deal of the Year.

Opening the list (which is public and visible to all) shows the victims a
fake Elon Musk tweet in which he invites his new followers to a
cryptocurrency giveaway. Fake giveaway

I decided to randomly choose 1,000 new followers who can participate to the biggest crypto giveaway, the tweet says, and if nothing else, with the
obvious grammar mistakes should be enough of a red flag.

The tweet also shares a link - freedomgiveaway.net, where victims need to go and complete a short quiz in order to participate in the giveaway. The quiz
is mostly public knowledge, but it doesnt really matter if you answer correctly, or not. Read more

A deepfake of Elon Musk is trying to scam people out of crypto again

No, Elon Musk isn't asking you to invest in Twitter - it's a scam

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As soon as youre done, the site will ask you for your cryptocurrency address, and promise to send 5,000 BTC to the lucky winners (roughly $84 million at press time). But before they can be credited with the fancy crypto, they must first deposit a small amount into Elons address - anywhere between 0.02 and 1 BTC.

The website also lists plenty of fake reviews praising the campaign, in order to make it more believable and to try and trick as many gullible investors as possible.

The address the victims should deposit money into can be found on this link , and luckily enough, it would seem Elon Musks followers arent that naive - the wallet is empty and has so far seen zero interactions. Lets hope it stays
that way. These are the best endpoint protection tools around

Via: BleepingComputer



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