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- An impersonator posing as Elon Musk scammed $827,257 from people
- The scam involved a fake Twitter account promising to double cryptocurrency
- Victims were asked to send cryptocurrency to a wallet address
- The fake account was quickly removed, but not before the scammer made a significant amount of money
- Authorities are investigating the incident
- The tone of the URL is informative and slightly alarming.
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Elon Musk Impersonator 'stole Up To $600K From Elderly Texas Woman Using Facebook'
The victim's husband told police that he was skeptical that his wife was talking with the real Elon Musk but didn't press the issue until he discovered she had sent the suspect nearly $600,000 for what she thought were investments in Musk's companies
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