{"id":70432,"date":"2022-11-22T13:43:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T11:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=70432"},"modified":"2025-09-08T02:16:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T23:16:45","slug":"sam-bankman-fried-deepfake-offered-compensation-for-ftx-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/sam-bankman-fried-deepfake-offered-compensation-for-ftx-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Bankman-Fried deepfake offered compensation for FTX collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"

A deepfake of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried circulated on Twitter, in which he offered to take part in a cryptocurrency giveaway as compensation for the exchange’s collapse. Motherboard<\/a> reports this.<\/p>\n

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Screenshot of the deepfake video of Sam Bankman-Fried. Data: Motherboard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“As compensation for losses, we have prepared a giveaway for you in which you can double your cryptocurrency,” the deepfake video says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The fake account under the handle s4ge_ETH was quickly blocked. The account had a blue verified checkmark, the descriptor ‘businessman’ in SBF’s Twitter bio, and his avatar.<\/p>\n

Apparently, the scammers used an $8 Twitter Blue subscription to pass off the fake profile as real.<\/p>\n

The deepfake video directed people to a website where they could participate in the ‘giveaway’.<\/p>\n

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Fraudulent site featuring a cryptocurrency giveaway. Data: Motherboard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“The largest cryptocurrency giveaway worth $100 million,” the site says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The scammers asked users to send any amount of coins to an address to participate in the ‘giveaway’. The site shows a scrolling list of fake transactions. The specified Bitcoin wallet did not receive any tokens, and the Ethereum address currently holds just over $1,000 in ETH.<\/p>\n

In September, attackers launched a fake Bitcoin giveaway<\/a> under the guise of an Apple presentation.<\/p>\n

In August, hackers used a deepfake for fraud<\/a> involving a listing<\/a> on Binance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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