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Cryptocurrency scammers are luring victims with Tesla Model 3 giveaways

Monday, September 3, 2018 by Piyush Suthar | Comments

Home News Tech Cryptocurrency scammers are luring victims with Tesla Model 3 giveaways

Another day, another scam. Cryptocurrency tricksters are now posing as disgraced security pioneer John McAfee to steal Bitcoin and Ethereum from unsuspecting users. But here’s the kicker: the scammers are using a shiny Tesla Model 3 to lure in victims. “If you send in 2 BTC or 20 ETH, you will get the Grand Prize: a customized Tesla 3 model [sic] signatured [sic] by John Mcafee [sic], delivery included,” a fraudulent Medium post reads. Only in this case, it’s not actually Medium, and it’s not John McAfee. The website and account are fakes. The URL is a dead giveaway, but…

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Authored by Piyush Suthar
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