A faked video of Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has circulated on Twitter attempting to scam investors affected by the exchange’s bankruptcy.
The fake Bankman-Fried then directs users to a website saying FTX has “prepared a giveaway for you in which you can double your cryptocurrency” in an apparent "double-your-crypto" scam where users send crypto under the promise they'll receive double back.
Related: Crypto scammers are using black market identities to avoid detection: CertiK Authorities in Singapore on Nov. 19 warned affected FTX users and investors to be vigilant as websites offering services promising to assist in recovering crypto stuck on the exchange are scams that mostly steal information such as account logins.
Others have attempted to profit from the attention FTX and its former CEO are receiving.
Somebody just launched a $WHAT token and it’s done a 4x.
The video caught Musk’s attention at the time, who responded: “Yikes.

Source - Cointelegraph
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