Yes, adding legitimacy is the point. The scammers want to scam people.
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Thistlewick@lemmynsfw.com 5 weeks ago
I mean if we are deepfaking things for Elon to do, why pick something so on brand? I guess it lends legitimacy to the scam, because if anyone were to be shilling a crypto scam, it’s that old musky ballsack.
iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Jax@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
When trying to scam people, why pick something that they will believe?
I think you answered your own question
Lanusensei87@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Web3 evangelists are VERY obsessed with Elon, all they need is a couple of them to not do the due diligence and they’ll make bank.
heartbreaker@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
And people who think he is a genius are more likely to believe it, unfortunately.