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> wasted their time That’s the best case scenario. It gets a lot worse than that. I saw a (scam) video on YouTube that had Elon Musk saying “if you want to ma
by KMnO4 4y ago
> wasted their time
That’s the best case scenario. It gets a lot worse than that.
I saw a (scam) video on YouTube that had Elon Musk saying “if you want to make money in crypto, the best way is doing xxx, for example using the website yyy.com”.
I had to do a spit take because it was very convincing for a layman. Both the audio/video were deepfaked, but you couldn’t really tell other than the fact that it was uploaded in 240p.
If my mother had seen that, I’m sure she would have believed it since it’s something Elon would plausibly say. We’re entering a scary time.
- LtWorf 4y agoWell he only promotes scams so it was extra believable!
- mandmandam 4y agoI remember that. I reported it to YouTube and never heard anything back. Days later it was still running. I remember looking at the chain and seeing over 6 figures sent in to the address. It was also timed to line up with one of Musk's "big announcements", which helped it be plausible. As you said, it was very convincing to a layman - but YouTube aren't laymen, and they must have had dozens if not hundreds of reports about that scam. Thanks for reminding me of that.
- lupire 4y agoEh, celebs promote scams all the time. This new way just saves the cost of the bribe, which is a net positive. More of a concern is putting lies into the mouth of someone who actually is legitimately credible.