{"id":22446,"date":"2022-06-11T16:11:56","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T20:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=22446"},"modified":"2022-06-11T16:11:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T20:11:56","slug":"youtube-accused-of-not-tackling-musk-bitcoin-scam-streams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/06\/11\/youtube-accused-of-not-tackling-musk-bitcoin-scam-streams\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube accused of not tackling Musk Bitcoin scam streams"},"content":{"rendered":"
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YouTube is being criticised for failing to tackle a network of cyber-criminals streaming fake Elon Musk videos to scam viewers.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The criminals are hijacking YouTube accounts and using the videos to promote bogus cryptocurrency giveaways.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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BBC News found dozens of these streams being watched by tens of thousands of people over four days this month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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On Tuesday, Elon Musk said YouTube was not tackling “scam ads”. YouTube says it removes channels that are reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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For many months, the streams have been fooling thousands of people into sending cryptocurrency to criminals, thinking they will receive a prize from Mr Musk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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One of the most common links to website https:\/\/elon-x2.live\/, which invites people to double their money by sending Bitcoin or Ethereum to the digital-wallet addresses advertised.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The livestreams advertise bogus cryptocurrency giveaway offers<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Wallet transaction history shows the scammers made $243,000 (\u00a3194,000) in just over a week:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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