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by jsheard 639 days ago
The LTT hacker ran the classic fake Elon Musk crypto livestream that scammers have been rehashing for years. It probably says something about the kind of person who reveres Musk that they're apparently known to be marks who will easily fall for the wallet inspector routine.
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So you're saying scammers target Musk adherents for the same reason Nigerian Prince emails are rife with spelling errors.
Yes, targeting people who are oblivious to the blindingly obvious is a fantastic strategy for scammers.