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The Elon Musk energy-saving scam works by using flashy online ads, unsolicited emails and other deceptive tactics to lure victims. Scammers promote so-called "revolutionary" devices through social ...
People have reported sending more than $2 million in cryptocurrency to Elon Musk impersonators over just the past six months, the Federal Trade Commission said in a statement yesterday. See: This ...
A recent FBI report found that elder fraud complaints rose by 14% in 2023, with 101,000 victims over the age of 60. These scams caused over $3.4 billion in losses that year, with the average ...
In May 2022, Business Insider cited an anonymous friend of an unnamed SpaceX contract flight attendant, alleging that Musk engaged in sexual misconduct in 2016. The source stated that in November 2018, Musk, SpaceX, and the former flight attendant entered into a severance agreement granting the attendant a $250,000 payment in exchange for a promise not to sue over the claims. [35]
On October 24, 2019, the transcripts of video depositions of Elon Musk and other SolarCity board members became widely available. [97] The trial was held in July 2021. [ 98 ] On October 22, 2021, the lawsuit was limited to a derivative lawsuit and the direct claims against Musk were dismissed. [ 99 ]
On August 28, 2019, Escobar Inc filed a UDRP complaint regarding cybersquatting of the domain PabloEscobar.com with the then-National Arbitration Forum. [18] The prior owner demanded $3 million for the domain name [19] and on October 7, 2019, the case was ruled in the favor of the company with the domain name ordered to be transferred to the ...
A South Korean woman was deceived into transferring $50,000 to a scammer impersonating Elon Musk through advanced deepfake technology. The scam, which involved artificial intelligence (AI ...
During that year, in the lead up to a defamation case against Musk by a British caver following the Tham Luang cave rescue, Birchall paid over $50,000 of Musk's funds to hire a private investigator, who turned out to be a convicted fraud, to dig up dirt on the caver. [13] Birchall stated in court deposition he had an "instinct to protect Musk". [6]