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What's scary is if you google Vortax, it comes up like a totally legit videochat app.
by rib3ye 2y ago
What's scary is if you google Vortax, it comes up like a totally legit videochat app.
- skilled 2y agoWas able to find one article calling it out, https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2024/04/03/vortax-a-fake-scam-ai-company-just-like-the-old-ico-days/ https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2024/04/03/vortax-a-fak... Genius approach on their part tho. The landing page looks legit, the site even has blog posts.
- michaelteter 2y agonowadays this is so much easier to generate.
- squigz 2y agoThe barrier to entry of making legit-looking scams has never been very high, to the point where I don't believe them being even easier to generate makes any difference
- rendall 2y agoMy god. Even a marketing article comparing it to Google Meet. https://medium.com/@VorionApp/vortax-vs-google-meet-what-are-the-key-differences-d0ac3fc3f385 https://medium.com/@VorionApp/vortax-vs-google-meet-what-are...
- elphinstone 2y agoYes, it reads fairly legit too, not LLM copypasta. Wonder if the scammer was literate or they hired an actual copywriter? Probably just reworded a legit writeup of another product, though. But looking for all the "Vortax" bs they put ou there could be a trail to find them.
- rendall 2y agoI'm still thinking about this. There must be a enough money in this endeavor for it to be worth expending this kind of energy in making it seem legitimate. This raises questions. What other endeavors, corporations, or practices do we accept as legitimate that are clearly not? FTX is one example that's obvious in retrospect. How about suspect practices that have become legitimized because of the sheer money and power accrued? I'm thinking for example banks that have been caught red-handed doing business with mafias or terrorists but have not been punished. But those are knowns. What are the unknowns?