p>Unsurprisingly, the real Apple does not provide a service for Bitcoin-doubling.

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p>As ever, the release of a brand new iPhone (opens in new tab) is causing some users to struggle to control their gadget lust. Apple products are always hyped , and I am a huge fan of all of them, but it's easy to see why the extremes of the Apple fan base can be easily illustrated. Apple can do anything! https://raftbrian37.doodlekit.com/blog/entry/23286174/where-to-buy-osrs-gold Perhaps one thing it definitely won't do is double your Bitcoin.

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p>A variety of YouTube scams that involved Bitcoin and other currencies were first introduced several years ago. These scams lured users to fake websites through advertisements. The scammers were thwarted, but they resurfaced during the Apple iPhone 13 unveiling. As reported by online security firm ZScaler (opens in a new tab) the channel was created to look and feel like the official Apple livestream ran alongside the actual launch and attracted around 16,000 viewers. The channel was created in a professional manner, with appropriate logos and words, and it had 1.3 millions subscribers.

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p>During the event, the channel linked to a website multiple times. The website was designed to look similar to Apple's official site (including "apple" in the URL). However, this bizarrely Apple was apparently offering to give away 1,000 Bitcoin (there was also an Ethereum option). This amounts to around $42 million or PS31 millions worth of crypto.

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p>Runescape and EVE players will enjoy the next part, whereby the mechanism for the giveaway is that players must send bitcoin to a wallet account, with the promise it would be doubled and then returned. The scam of doubling money (opens in a new tab) has been around in Runescape for a long time, and is as simple as it sounds: you promise to double any money that is given to you, and then... walk off with it instead.

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p>What do you think? What do you think? Any crypto sent to the fake Apple wallet wasn't returned. ZScaler estimates that the account was able to receive 1.48299884 Bitcoin that is roughly $69k. The perpetrators would no doubt thought"nice!. Here's a live video of the incident. https://squareblogs.net/damagemoney14/silver-is-the-ingredient-needed-to-create-silver-bars </p>

p>In all seriousness , this is yet another reminder of the old rule that, if something sounds too good to be true, it most likely is.

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p>It's easy to chortle at the thought of people falling for these scams we all do stupid things and are all potential victims. https://paranormalinstitute.org/members/makeupwallet42/activity/7635/ This one worked because it utilized Apple's strengths, the excitement around the launch of a new product, and the company's ability to surprise announcements. It also coordinated the attack with live footage of Tim Cook and other talking people (opens in a new tab). It may be scummy however it's not dumb.

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p>Now, I would like to announce the debut of the new PC Gamer dollar-doubling service, to be managed by myself.

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p>Rich is a journalist for games with 15 years of experience. He started his career at Edge magazine and then worked for various publications including the Guardian, IGN (New Statesman), Polygon, and Vice. Rich was the editor of Kotaku UK Kotaku UK, the UK division of Kotaku for three years before joining PC Gamer.

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