The Federal Bureau of Investigation has a warning about a new cyber scam. They say criminals are hijacking social media influencer accounts and live streams to rip people off.
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Austin Ennis, a cryptocurrency investor and health coach, always thought he could spot an online scam a mile away. A few weeks ago, he was watching a live stream of a news event on what he thought was a legitimate website.
Suddenly, Elon Musk showed up, promoting cryptocurrency and a great money-making offer. He said whoever deposited cryptocurrency at a site linked to a QR code would receive back twice the amount of the deposit in their crypto wallet.
“It seemed a very genuine message at the time,” said Ennis.
Ennis quickly transferred $4,000 in crypto to the site. But he didn’t get doubled back. He soon realized he had been conned out of his money. And, the Elon he made …