A number of spam email campaigns have appeared online over the past few weeks and are being used to promote the latest Elon Musk-themed cryptocurrency giveaway. As reported by BleepingComputer, this new cryptocurrency giveaway scam is called the "Elon Musk Mutual Aid Fund" or "Elon Musk Club." While these types of scams are easy for those with a keen eye to spot, many users still fall for them because the lure of free Bitcoin is too high. While most cryptocurrency scams use social media to target potential victims, scammers have turned to spam to promote this latest Elon Musk-themed scam. Phishing emails sent to potential victims of this scam require little effort with non-descriptive subject lines and messages, but include an HTML attachment that reads "Get Free Bitcoin" or "Elon Musk Club." The HTML attachment itself contains a single line of code that uses JavaScript to redirect a user's browser to a site posing as an "Elon Musk - Caring Fund" with the promise of sending 0.001 (approximately €43) to 0.055 (approximately 2.395) Bitcoin. to all participating users.
Elon Musk's Club
When a user who has browsed the Elon Musk Peace Fund website clicks the "Accept Invitation" button, they are redirected to another site called "Bitcoin Donate." On this site, users are asked to enter a Bitcoin address to receive free cryptocurrency along with their name and an optional photo. After clicking the 'Accept Donation' button, users are again redirected to a series of pages claiming to be other users donating .001Bitcoin to their accounts. Once a user's account has a balance of 0.055 Bitcoin, they are sent to a final page stating that they must donate 0.001 Bitcoin to another user in order to withdraw all of their funds. However, instead of unlocking a user's funds, the scammers behind the scam end up pocketing the 0.001 Bitcoin. According to BleepingComputer, so far, two Bitcoin addresses associated with these scams have only returned €2,661, but there are likely additional addresses used by similar scams. When it comes to Bitcoin-related emails in your inbox, it's always a good idea to keep in mind the adage "if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is." En plus de vous escroquer votre argent durement gagné, ces escroqueries peuvent également être utilisées pour committre un vol d'identité, en particulier lorsque vous fournissez des informations personnelles telles que votre nom, votre adresse e-mail ou une photo à ceux qui sont derrière they. Via BleepingComputer