Fraudsters stage fake Bitcoin giveaway, posing as Apple event

Fraudsters exploited the buzz around Apple’s product reveal, organising a fake cryptocurrency giveaway. The report comes from U Today.

The scammers launched a YouTube stream purporting to be an Apple presentation.

The scammers launched a YouTube stream purporting to be an Apple presentation.

The live stream drew more than 165,000 viewers at its peak. The channel was later blocked.

Scammers often use YouTube to promote fake cryptocurrency giveaways. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak joined a class-action lawsuit against YouTube and Google over the scammers’ actions, but the court ruled that the platform is not responsible for materials posted by third parties.

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