Twitter is a popular platform, but giveaway scams can also be found on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. 42 yaşındaki bir Alman, sahte Elon Musk hesabından gelen bir mesaja cevap verip, ikiye katlayacağı umuduyla 10 Bitcoin gönderdi. They wait for the real accounts to tweet, and post a reply to make it look like the celebrities have posted the scams to their millions of followers. It is among the largest 'giveaway scams' ever reported. It said it had already bought $1.5bn of Bitcoin and could "acquire and hold digital assets" in the future. However, central banks remain sceptical of digital currencies. A German man lost 10 Bitcoin to so-called giveaway scammers on Twitter and experts say scams are rising. by admin. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Elon Musk has dropped his chief executive job title and crowned himself "Technoking of Tesla". "It also does sound quite plausible that someone like Elon Musk, a big supporter of cryptocurrency, would give away Bitcoin. Canada sounds the alarm as Covid cases overtake US, Peaky Blinders actress Helen McCrory dies aged 52, Student's heart failure linked to energy drinks, Chicago releases video of police shooting boy, 13, Queen shares cherished Prince Philip photo. As an alternative, he spent hours emailing the scammer web site and tweeting the faux Elon Musk’ Twitter account to attempt to get some or all of his a reimbursement. I thought I'd just thrown away the gamechanger for my family, my early retirement fund and all the upcoming holidays with my kids. His comments resulted in the value of Bitcoin rising significantly. The 42-year-old says he first invested $40,000 in Bitcoin in 2017, and quickly made his money back as the value of the coins rose on the open market. It invited people to send anything from 0.1 Bitcoin (worth approximately £4,300) to 20 Bitcoin (approximately £860,000), and the team would send back double the amount. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. In a stock market filing, Tesla said it "updated its investment policy" in January and now wanted to invest in "reserve assets" such as digital currencies, gold bullion or gold exchange-traded funds. "I threw my head on to the sofa cushions and my heart was beating so hard. In some cases, like the one that tricked Sebastian, the criminals use stolen accounts of prominent people to ensure they have the blue 'verified' tick to make the account seem more trustworthy. "I think we will see an acceleration of companies looking to allocate to Bitcoin now that Tesla has made the first move," said Eric Turner, vice-president of market intelligence at cryptocurrency research firm Messari. Bitcoin: Faux Elon Musk giveaway rip-off ‘value man £400,000 ... Sebastian, who requested that the BBC did not use his actual title, did not sleep that night time. The blockchain analysis company has tried to get authorities to take action against the scams for months, but says nothing is being done. Read about our approach to external linking. A man in Germany was tricked into sending 10 bitcoins - worth more than $500,000 - believing that Elon Musk would double his money, the BBC reported. VIEWS. Sebastian double-checked the verification logo next to Elon Musk's name, and then tried to decide whether to send five or 10 Bitcoin. However, he eventually began to accept the money was gone forever. Instead, he spent hours emailing the scammer website and tweeting the fake Elon Musk' Twitter account to try to get some or all of his money back. All the exchange platform websites should know who their customers are and know if a particular wallet address is being used by thieves.". "Perdí más de medio millón de dólares por culpa de una cuenta falsa de Elon Musk" Un alemán ha perdido 10 bitcoin por culpa de una estafa que simula regalar criptodivisas. It comes days after Mr Musk added "#bitcoin" to his Twitter profile page, which drove up the price. 0. The BBC reported that a ticking timer included a sense of urgency to the man’s decision. Data also suggests the number of victims this year is set to eclipse previous years. SHARES. 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Three weeks on and Sebastian is clearly still extremely embarrassed. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. You may be skeptical because it sounds too good to be true.” Musk … 20 years in Afghanistan: Was it worth it? The analysts use a public ledger that shows all movement of cryptocurrencies in real time to spot trends and track money. Un alemán ha perdido 10 bitcoin por culpa de una estafa ... "Perdí más de medio millón de dólares por culpa de una cuenta falsa de Elon Musk" Joe Tidy; Cyber ... le cuenta Sebastian a la BBC. From his house in Cologne in Germany he sat there refreshing his screen every 30 seconds. He and his wife watched a series on Netflix, before she went to bed and left him on the sofa messing about on his phone. Then he received a Twitter notification with news from Elon Musk.