It’s fairly evident that dangerous actors have left no stone unturned as legendary metallic band Metallica warned followers towards crypto giveaway scams proper earlier than their extremely anticipated launch of its new album, 72 Seasons.
Cashing in on the excitement round Metallica’s new album launch and upcoming tour, scammers have began focusing on metalheads via social media impersonation. Metallica, nonetheless, was fast to level out “the ugly facet of social media,” asking followers to steer away from Metallica Crypto giveaways, stating:
“Let’s be as clear as potential. [Metallica crypto giveaways] are scams.”
Unhappy however true, Cointelegraph just lately highlighted an increase in front-running scams on YouTube, which based on blockchain safety agency CertiK, has risen by 500% in a single yr. The continued Metallica scams contribute to the statistics because the band warned towards pretend YouTube channels that time to unofficial phishing web sites.
Followers have been additionally requested to restrict their interactions to verified Metallica accounts, particularly when coping with info that may be thought-about “wild and loopy to be true.”
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— Metallica (@Metallica) December 6, 2022
Whereas the crypto neighborhood is aware of the telltale indicators of a rip-off, the alert goals to warn non-crypto and basic followers who could also be simpler victims of the brand new rip-off.
Metallica additionally shared a listing of official social media channels to make sure that no followers fall for the rampant crypto giveaway scams.
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The crypto scammers spared not even the victims of FTX CEO Sam Bankman as deepfake movies cropped up promising a “giveaway” that will “double your cryptocurrency.”
Over the weekend, a verified account posing as FTX founder SBF posted dozens of copies of this deepfake video providing FTX customers “compensation for the loss” in a phishing rip-off designed to empty their crypto wallets pic.twitter.com/3KoAPRJsya
— Jason Koebler (@jason_koebler) November 21, 2022
The movies in query use SBF’s outdated interview clips and manipulate the audio to unfold misinformation about FTX’s funds’ restoration plan.
