Elon Musk Crypto Scams Promise Free Neuralink Brain Chip In Paid Ads On Twitter
Elon Musk Crypto Scams Promise Free Neuralink Brain Chip In Paid Ads On Twitter
An online website that claims Elon Musk started a Neuralink-themed business. It was set up by cryptocurrency scammers … [+] coin.
Twitter has been swamped in recent years with crypto scammers using Elon Musk’s image to swindle unsuspecting investors. These fraudsters used Twitter accounts that were free to conduct their scams. But over the past week, I’ve noticed a new tactic the scammers are using on Twitter: They’re buying paid ads. And they’re even promising that big spenders could win a trip to Mars or even a Neuralink brain chip, all thanks to Elon Musk.
I first noticed a paid ad for crypto using the Twitter CEO’s photo late last week, but assumed it was an anomaly. Surely, I thought, Twitter must have processes for making sure scam artists aren’t using the social media platform to buy ads, especially when they’re using the current owner’s photo and fake tweets in just a nakedly deceptive way.