Elon Musk mocks cryptocurrency scammers impersonating 'attractive girl'

The tweet and the reaction

Elon Musk posted a meme mocking bots that impersonate attractive women to promote fake cryptocurrency grants.

Just a few days ago, the BBC reported the story of Roderick Lodge, a 69-year-old man who was scammed out of £85,000 by a woman named 'Anita'.

He believed they were in a romantic relationship, and after planning to move to Kenya and marry her, she disappeared. He lost all his life savings, and despite receiving warnings from his bank, Lodge felt completely let down in the end.

Scammer tactics

Musk highlighted the trend of 'attractive girl scams' on platform X, where bots use phishing to lure users into fake token schemes.

Community reaction

Cryptocurrency influencers praised Musk for helping to highlight the dangers of social engineering and urged users to verify accounts before engaging with them.

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