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Scammers hacked the late actor Matthew Perry's Twitter account and posted a fake plea for cryptocurrency donations in the name of his foundation. The foundation confirmed the post was a scam and urged people not to donate.

The article details several possibilities for how the account may have been compromised, highlighting the importance of strong passwords and multi-factor authentication for securing social media accounts, especially for celebrities with large followings.

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[–] [email protected] 76 points 1 year ago

let's just connect everyone's computers so they can talk to each other, it will be cool

[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Why isn't his account archive?

[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 year ago

They probably fired the people responsible for doing that

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

It's musk running the scam.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Lol, isn't "cryptocurrency scam" a little repetitive?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

To be fair, it makes sense for chai tea to be made explicit from unspiced black tea while still letting people unfamiliar with it know that it's tea. Cryptocurrency not so much.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nope, most crypto use is legit. ~1% is illegal and such. Throwing the baby out with the bath water.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (11 children)

It's a ponze scheme. It always was. It may have found a niche, unregulated market, but that doesn't make it any less of a ponze scheme

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (7 children)

The fact that people are still saying things like this about crypto—even after ETF approval—is proof that it's still early. By the time the average person realizes what's been going on with Bitcoin, it'll be too late for you.

I've already tripled my initial investment from a year ago, and we're just only getting started.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (32 children)

I don't care about the environment because line go up

FIFY

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

Sure

Not like we still get daily updates on here: https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I can't tell whether you're a real crypto person or not. Real crypto people don't believe in ETFs because you're not holding your own keys. So it sounds like you are just in it to make more fiat, which is bullshit. But I could be wrong about you.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Just so you know, one of the most common tactics in a scam is to convince the target that they must "act fast or the opportunity will be over!"

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Crypto being used for scams? Say it ain't so!

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nope, ~1% if crypto is illegal use. The other 99% is perfectly above board. Cryptocurrency IS currency and so will be used for illegal activity just like every other currency

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure, not like 72 billion has been used in scams or anything.

https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

"Overall, the share of all cryptocurrency activity associated with illicit activity has risen for the first time since 2019, from 0.12% in 2021 to 0.24% in 2022. [2]"

https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/2023-crypto-crime-report-introduction/

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Biggest scams are done in USD. The big part of not falling for a scam is doing your due diligence and people are adults and should be treated as such.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (18 children)

Biggest scams are done in USD.

That's because USD is widely used.

Crypto isn't widely used and it still has scams worth millions. Cryptwats are 🤡🤡🤡

[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Could I be receiving anymore bitcoin??

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Weird that they wouldn't either delete the account or memorialize it thereby removing the ability to log in or create posts.

But hey! It's Twitter, the worst managed social media platform on the internet!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Every celebrity/rich has a foundation. And they make you believe that they do it to help the poor.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (5 children)

He had a foundation for helping people with addiction issues. By all accounts he was very committed and proud and it helped a lot of people but you continue making generalisations and insensitive suggestions.

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