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Re:Family loses 12k of Bitcoin to Elon Musk livestream YouTu... by atlgator on Sunday July 20, 2025 @12:17AM (#44621922)
These scams have been going on for years. I know I've reported a number of them. YouTube doesn't take them down.
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Re:Family loses 12k of Bitcoin to Elon Musk livestream YouTu... by Zigurd on Sunday July 20, 2025 @07:35AM (#44624174)
Arguably, they are part of the nature of crypto. If you don't see the weak being eaten by predators, you don't belong in that ecosystem.
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Re:Family loses 12k of Bitcoin to Elon Musk livestream YouTu... by elmerfud on Sunday July 20, 2025 @12:15AM (#44621914)
Exactly what kind of help do they want? They seem very keen on blaming everyone else but themselves. It sucks to be scammed, but paying $12k to learn what due diligence is, is a cheap lesson.
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Re:Family loses 12k of Bitcoin to Elon Musk livestream YouTu... by bigyabai on Sunday July 20, 2025 @12:48AM (#44622073)
Let me level with you chief - if you have self-custody of 12k in Bitcoin then this was bound to happen to you sooner or later.
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Re:Family loses 12k of Bitcoin to Elon Musk livestream YouTu... by jabjq on Sunday July 20, 2025 @03:26AM (#44622746)
You didn’t even tap the link huh
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Re:Family loses 12k of Bitcoin to Elon Musk livestream YouTu... by hollerith on Sunday July 20, 2025 @12:52AM (#44622087)
No one said the family had self-custody.
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Re:Family loses 12k of Bitcoin to Elon Musk livestream YouTu... by beAbU on Sunday July 20, 2025 @10:17AM (#44625424)
They did not lose 12k btc. They lost $12k worth of btc.

Huge difference.

Headline needs a dollar sign.

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Re:Family loses 12k of Bitcoin to Elon Musk livestream YouTu... by npoc on Sunday July 20, 2025 @03:25PM (#44628469)
It will have been a "send me bitcoin and I'll send you double back" scam.

Greed and low-IQ is a bad combination. Natural selection at work.

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