© Reuters Fake Apple Crypto Scam Fools Thousands Of Viewers On Youtube
As Apple’s highly anticipated September 2022 ‘Far Out‘ event started to broadcast on YouTube, a crypto scam was identified to be running on a parallel YouTube stream. drawing in tens of thousands of viewers after pulling footage from Apple’s previous ‘Unleashed‘ event.
CNBC reported that, during the parallel fake stream of the Apple (NASDAQ:) event, the scammers promised (ETH) airdrops in return for donations of an amount of to a specified wallet.
The fake streaming included an old interview from Apple CEO Tim Cook, conducted by CNN in 2018. The scammers were able to grab the attention of viewers by getting the video to the top of search results during the iPhone event using a slew of Apple-related keywords.
The video announced that Apple would buy 100,000 BTC and organise a giveaway event, next to an old interview of Cook.
Video Removed by YouTube
The video titled “Apple Event Live. CEO of Apple Tim Cook: Apple & Metaverse in 2022.” was later removed by YouTube for violating its terms of service.
The fake stream attempted to con those aware of the big Apple launch event into participating in their phishing attempt. According to media reports, the fake YouTube account was designed in a crude attempt to copy Apple’s official presence. Once users clicked into the channel’s page, they were redirected to the fake crypto scam website.
This is not the first time fraudsters have…
