Scammers on behalf of Sam Bankman-Fried offer compensation to FTX victims

Attackers used a fake video with the face of the founder of the FTX exchange to promote on Twitter a site with a suspicious distribution of cryptocurrency.

Twitter user Jason Koebler was the first to report that scammers are using a deepfake with Sam Bankman-Fried (Sam Bankman-Fried), offering users affected by the collapse of FTX, to double their assets. The video literally says:

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

The site, registered to a citizen of Nevis, an island off Puerto Rico, is emblazoned with a Bankman-Freed image and a rolling list of fake transactions to encourage victims to send crypto to participate in a raffle with an alleged $100 million prize pool.

“Send the desired number of coins to a special address. Once we receive your transaction, we will send you the requested amount immediately. You can only enter our giveaway once. Hurry up!” the fake video says.

For more credibility, the scammers posted a deepfake on a fake Twitter account marked with a blue checkmark. This once again confirmed the opinion of Vitalik Buterin, who last month said that Twitter's anti-fraud system based on verified accounts has completely failed.