Ether and Bitcoin replica cryptocurrency coins are seen in this photo illustration on November 8, 2017. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/Sipa USA) (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Two Bloomberg reporters who cover cryptocurrency, technology, and business for the wire service have become the latest, unwitting tools of cryptocurrency scammers.
But as tech sites continue their war on legitimate cryptocurrency ads, these reporters will not be the last.
The Twitter accounts of Lily Katz (@LilyKatz) — who according to her Twitter bio covers "crypto and fintech and real estate" — and Olga Kharif (@olgakharif) — a technology writer for Bloomberg and Businessweek — both had their accounts spoofed by scammers who then asked people to send them small amounts of cryptocurrency.
The scammers created false accounts — using the Twitter handles @LilyKatz5, @subidetu4692, and @o1gakharif — using the same names and photos as the pair they were impersonating.
The fake Twitter account for Olga Kharif replaces the L in her first name with a 1
How the scammers do it...
In an attempt to avoid detection the scammers blocked the reporters' true Twitter accounts and then spam their followers with crypto-related offers they said would be transferred in return for small amounts of Ethereum Ether.
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