{"id":153885,"date":"2022-05-25T23:08:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T06:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/?p=153885"},"modified":"2025-05-29T00:10:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T07:10:01","slug":"crypto-scammers-exploit-elon-musk-speaks-on-cryptocurrency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/other-blogs\/mcafee-labs\/crypto-scammers-exploit-elon-musk-speaks-on-cryptocurrency\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Scammers Exploit: Elon Musk Speaks on Cryptocurrency"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Oliver Devane<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Update: In the past 24 hours (from time of publication)\u00a0 McAfee has identified 15 more scam sites bringing the total to 26. The combined value of the wallets shared on these sites is over $1,300,000 which is an increase of roughly $1,000,000 since this blog was last published. This highlights the scale of this current scam campaign. The table within this blog has been updated to include the new sites and crypto-wallets.<\/em><\/p>\n

McAfee has identified several Youtube channels which were live-streaming a modified version of a live stream called \u2018The B Word\u2019 where Elon Musk, Cathie Wood, and Jack Dorsey discuss various aspects of cryptocurrency.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The modified live streams make the original video smaller and put a frame around it advertising malicious sites that it claims will double the amount of cryptocurrency you send them. As the topic of the video is on cryptocurrency it adds some legitimacy to the websites being advertised.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The original video is shown below on the left and a modified one which includes a reference to a scam site is shown on the right.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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We\u00a0<\/span>identified\u00a0<\/span>several different streams occurring at\u00a0<\/span>a similar<\/span>\u00a0same time<\/span>. The images of some are shown below:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The\u00a0<\/span>Y<\/span>ou<\/span>T<\/span>ube streams advertise<\/span>d s<\/span>everal sites\u00a0<\/span>which shared a similar theme.<\/span>\u00a0They claim to\u00a0<\/span>send cryptocurrency worth double the value which\u00a0<\/span>they<\/span>\u2019ve<\/span>\u00a0received. For example<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0if you send<\/span>\u00a01BTC you will receive 2BTC in return.\u00a0<\/span>One of the site<\/span>\u2018<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0freque<\/span>ntly asked questions (FAQ)<\/span>\u00a0is shown below<\/span>:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here are some more examples of the scam sites we discovered<\/span>:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

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The sites attempt to trick the visitors into thinking that others are sending cryptocurrency to it by showing a table with recent transactions. This is\u00a0<\/span>fake and is\u00a0<\/span>generated by\u00a0<\/span>JavaScript<\/span>\u00a0which\u00a0<\/span>creates<\/span>\u00a0random\u00a0<\/span>crypto\u00a0<\/span>wallets and amounts\u00a0<\/span>and then adds these to the table.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The wallets associated with the malicious sites<\/span>\u00a0have received\u00a0<\/span>a large\u00a0<\/span>number<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0transactions with a combined value of\u00a0<\/span>$2<\/span>8<\/span>0,000 as of\u00a0<\/span>5<\/span>\u00a0PM UTC on the 5<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span>\u00a0of May 2022<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Scam Site<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nCrypto Type<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nWallet<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nValue as on 5PM UTC 5th May 2022<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22ark-invest[.]org<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nETH<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n0x820a78D8e0518fcE090A9D16297924dB7941FD4f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$25,726.46<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22ark-invest[.]org<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nBTC<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n1Q3r1TzwCwQbd1dZzVM9mdFKPALFNmt2WE<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$29,863.78<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2xEther[.]com<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nETH<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n0x5081d1eC9a1624711061C75dB9438f207823E694<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$2,748.50<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2x-musk[.]net<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nETH<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n0x18E860308309f2Ab23b5ab861087cBd0b65d250A<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$10,409.13<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2x-musk[.]net<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nBTC<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n17XfgcHCfpyYMFdtAWYX2QcksA77GnbHN9<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$4,779.47<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
arkinvest22[.]net<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nETH<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n0x2605dF183743587594A3DBC5D99F12BB4F19ac74<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$11,810.57<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
arkinvest22[.]net<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nBTC<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n1GLRZZHK2fRrywVUEF83UkqafNV3GnBLha<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$5,976.80<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
doublecrypto22[.]com<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nETH<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n0x12357A8e2e6B36dd6D98A2aed874D39c960eC174<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$0.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
doublecrypto22[.]com<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nBTC<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n1NKajgogVrRYQjJEQY2BcvZmGn4bXyEqdY<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$0.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
elonnew[.]com<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nETH<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n0xAC9275b867DAb0650432429c73509A9d156922Dd<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$0.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
elonnew[.]com<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nBTC<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n1DU2H3dWXbUA9mKWuZjbqqHuGfed7JyqXu<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$0.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
elontoday[.]org<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nETH<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n0xBD73d147970BcbccdDe3Dd9340827b679e70d9d4<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$18,442.96<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
elontoday[.]org<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nBTC<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nbc1qas66cgckep3lrkdrav7gy8xvn7cg4fh4d7gmw5<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$0.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Teslabtc22[.]com<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nETH<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n0x9B857C44C500eAf7fAfE9ed1af31523d84CB5bB0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$27,386.69<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Teslabtc22[.]com<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nBTC<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n18wJeJiu4MxDT2Ts8XJS665vsstiSv6CNK<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$17,609.62<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tesla-eth[.]org<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nETH<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n0x436F1f89c00f546bFEf42F8C8d964f1206140c64<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$5,841.84<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tesla-eth[.]org<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nBTC<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n1CHRtrHVB74y8Za39X16qxPGZQ12JHG6TW<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$132.22<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
teslaswell[.]com<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nETH<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n0x7007Fa3e7dB99686D337C87982a07Baf165a3C1D<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$9.43<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
teslaswell[.]com<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nBTC<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nbc1qdjma5kjqlf7l6fcug097s9mgukelmtdf6nm20v<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$0.00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
twittergive[.]net<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nETH<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n0xB8e257C18BbEC93A596438171e7E1E77d18671E5<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$25,918.90<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
twittergive[.]net<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nBTC<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n1EX3dG9GUNVxoz6yiPqqoYMQw6SwQUpa4T<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n$99,123.42<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Scammers have been using social media sites such as Twitter and Youtube to attempt to trick users into parting ways with their cryptocurrency for the past few years. McAfee urges its customers to be vigilant and if something sounds too good to be true then it is most likely not legitimate.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our customers are protected against the\u202fmalicious sites detailed in this blog\u202fas they are blocked with McAfee Web Advisor\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Type<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nValue<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nProduct<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nBlocked<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
URL \u2013 Crypto Scam<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\ntwittergive[.]net<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nMcAfee WebAdvisor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
URL \u2013 Crypto Scam<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\ntesla-eth[.]org<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nMcAfee WebAdvisor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
URL \u2013 Crypto Scam<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n22ark-invest[.]org<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nMcAfee WebAdvisor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
URL \u2013 Crypto Scam<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n2xEther[.]com<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nMcAfee WebAdvisor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
URL \u2013 Crypto Scam<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nTeslabtc22[.]com<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nMcAfee WebAdvisor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
URL \u2013 Crypto Scam<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nelontoday[.]org<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nMcAfee WebAdvisor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
URL \u2013 Crypto Scam<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nelonnew[.]com<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nMcAfee WebAdvisor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
URL \u2013 Crypto Scam<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nteslaswell[.]com<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nMcAfee WebAdvisor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
URL \u2013 Crypto Scam<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n2x-musk[.]net<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nMcAfee WebAdvisor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
URL \u2013 Crypto Scam<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\ndoublecrypto22[.]com<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nMcAfee WebAdvisor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
URL \u2013 Crypto Scam<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\narkinvest22[.]net<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nMcAfee WebAdvisor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nYES<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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