Tesla Twitter Scam: Elon Musk Will Not Trade Bitcoin for a Car

Tesla Twitter Scam: Elon Musk Will Not Trade Bitcoin for a Car

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On Monday morning, a Twitter account claiming to be Tesla PR manager Dan Bender tweeted about a company “promo” giving away Bitcoin and Etherium. Clicking on the link in the tweet leads to a fake version of the site for the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph newspaper, with a message claiming to be from from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. “We have recently begun accepting cryptocurrency for select users (not many, but demand was huge!) and are now rolling it out worldwide,” the post said. For just two Bitcoin or 100 Etherium, the site claims you will get a “fully customized Tesla 3 model.”

Some online have questioned the tweet’s legitimacy. YouTuber Daniel “Keemstar” Keem wondered if the message was legitimate. This appears to be a scam to steal cryptocurrencies. The only tweets on the account tag all of its 1,000-plus followers across hundreds of tweets. It’s unclear why the account is verified. The tweet currently has its comments suspended, though is still viewable on the social media platform.