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Expand Up @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ A high-profile version of this occurred in July 2020, when the Twitter accounts

### Celebrity giveaway {#celebrity-giveaway}

The celebrity giveaway is another common form the giveaway scam takes. The scammers will take a recorded video interview or conference talk given a celebrity and livestream it on YouTube - making it appear as though the celebrity was giving a live video interview endorsing a cryptocurrency giveaway.
The celebrity giveaway is another common form the giveaway scam takes. The scammers will take a recorded video interview or conference talk given by a celebrity and livestream it on YouTube - making it appear as though the celebrity was giving a live video interview endorsing a cryptocurrency giveaway.

Vitalik Buterin is used most often in this scam, but many other prominent people involved in crypto are also used (e.g. Elon Musk or Charles Hoskinson). Including a well-known person gives the scammers livestream a sense of legitimacy (this looks sketchy, but Vitalik is involved, so it must be ok!).

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