Fraudsters on behalf of Sam Bankman Fried offer compensation to FTX victims – Bits Media

Attackers used a fake video with the face of the founder of the FTX exchange for promoting a site with suspicious distribution of cryptocurrency.

Twitter user Jason Cabbler (Jason Koebler) The first to report, that fraudsters use a dipteum with Sam Bankman-Fried (Sam Bankman-Fried), offering users, affected by ftx collapse, double your assets. Literally in the video says:

"Hi all. As you know, Our FTX exchange is bankrupt. But I hasten to inform all users, that you should not panic. As compensation for loss, we have prepared a draw for you, in which you can double your crypto assets. To do this, just go to the site ********************. Com ".

Website, registered for a citizen of Nevis, Islands near Puerto Rico, decorates the image of Bankman-Fried and a sliding list of fake transactions, To encourage the victims to send cryptocurrency to participate in a draw with a prize fund in supposedly $100 million.

“Send the desired number of coins to a special address. As soon as we get your transaction, We will immediately send you the requested amount. You can take part in our draw only once. Hurry up!», - says in fake video.

For greater believable, scammers placed a diplay on Twitter's fake account, marked with a blue checkmark. What once again confirmed the opinion of Vitalik Buterina, which last month, that the fraud system on Twitter, Based on verified accounts, completely failed.