New Elon Musk followers are added to groups, demanding transfers in exchange for high Bitcoin values; it’s a hit
Elon Musk is used as bait for financial scams within one’s own home, which Twitter🇧🇷 Criminals are offering high values ​​in cryptocurrencies to those who follow the billionaire on the social network, applying the old scam to newcomers that promises rich returns to those who send certain values ​​to the wallets indicated by the bandits.
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The scam was baptized by the bandits themselves as “Freedom Giveaway”, or “Donation of freedom”, in reference to the idea of ​​a word without constraints that Musk has been trying to apply on Twitter since he bought it. Following the billionaire or his companies, such as Tesla Or the SpaceXinterested parties are added to lists called “Deal of The Year”, or “Deal of the Year”, in which they are encouraged to make transfers and be contemplated by the figure’s alleged generosity.
A fake post by Elon Musk, edited with images to look real, encourages access to the site where the hoax takes place. The information speaks of a total prize pool of 5,000 Bitcoins, a total equivalent to R$ 438.4 million, given to the first to participate (the fraudulent message mentions 1,000 winners, in order of arrival). Then comes the miracle of multiplication, with the promise of earnings up to 10 times greater: sending 0.10 BTC, equal to 8,765 BRL, would result in receiving 10 BTC, or 876.5 thousand BRL.
To enhance the appearance of legitimacy of the coup, the website on which it takes place uses images of Tesla, SpaceX and Musk himself, as well as featuring a quiz on the performance of the billionaire and his companies. Only those who answer all the questions correctly would have access to the offer, but the truth is that regardless of the answers, any user ends up reaching the promise of earnings at the end of the sequence of questions.
The hit, however, doesn’t seem to work very well. Since it went into action this Tuesday (6), just over 150 people have been added to the ‘Deal of the Year’ list, while the wallet used for the fake offer had not received any transfers until this report was published . Frauds of this type finally seem to be losing their effectiveness.
As always, be wary of promises that seem too good to be true, especially when they involve large remittances, free items, or items that are too cheap. Do not believe the proposals to multiply the amounts sent, both in cryptocurrencies and via Pix, also avoiding providing personal data and financial information on suspicious sites.
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