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No, 'Elon Musk' isn't sending you Bitcoin. It's a clever crypto scam on X

Fact check: X, just like YouTube, is hit with scams using celebrity names

Elon Musk isn’t sending you Bitcoin, although new crypto scams, such as the one seen below, would have you believe that lie. Research by The Shortcut shows images of X posts from SpaceX founder, Tesla CEO, and X owner Elon Musk. The image often appears in official Elon Musk replies and is filled with fake users who claim to have profited from visiting the dubious website.

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