Jul 2018 - News Site Falls For Giveaway Scam - $0k (United Kingdom)
"The billionaire entrepreneur has sent engineers to help the boys, aged 11 to 16, and their football coach who have been stuck in a cave following a flash flood for almost two weeks."
Musk tweeted on Saturday: "Some good feedback from cave experts in Thailand.
"Will do my best to help the team," he tweeted, before adding: "The team will dig deep and will help at the best of ability."
Among his tweets about the rescue, he also said: “But let’s not submit to the bad mood entirely. And for that I have a surprise to brighten up the day.”
"He then tweeted a link to a Tesla giveaway."
Further Analysis
In an interesting case, one of the Elon Musk giveaway scams was so convincing that the news team at Sky News picked it up and reported it as part of their news article.
How Could This Have Been Prevented?
There were no funds lost in this case. Any giveaways where you need to send cryptocurrency first are going to be a scam.
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Sources/Further Reading
WATCH OUT For these Crypto SCAMS!! - YouTube (May 6)
Elon Musk to the Rescue, ramps up efforts to save boys trapped in Thailand cave - Hello Tricity (Jun 5)
@elonmusk Twitter (Jun 5)
25+ Best Memes About Pumping Out Water | Pumping Out Water Memes (Jun 5)
4G 856 for You Pumping Out Water in Thai Cave Rescue Will Do My Best to Help the Team He Tweeted Before Adding the Team Will Dig Deep and Will Help at the Best of Ability Among His Tweets About the Rescue He Also Said but Let's Not Submit to t...ME.ME (Jun 5)
Elon Musk ramps up efforts to help save boys trapped in Thailand cave | World News | Sky News (Jun 5)
Elon Musk ramps up efforts to help save boys trapped in Thailand cave (Jun 5)
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