Musk s Gulfstream G650ER private jet touched down at Luton Airport on Friday
A black Mercedes was seen chauffeuring passengers away soon after 4.30pm
The jet s arrival comes after the billionaire s net wealth took a $20m plunge
Tesla s founder said the company would no longer be accepting Bitcoin, despite recently selling selling off around £200 million worth of the cryptocurrency
Elon Musk Bitcoin scam sees school teacher conned out of £9k first-home savings
Julie Bushnell was conned out of money she had been saving for her first home after falling victim to a bitcoin scam posted on a fake news website that was masquerading as the BBC
Julie Bushnell lost £9,000 after falling victim to fake Bitcoin scam on the internet
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UK School Teacher Falls For Fake Elon Musk Bitcoin Scam, Loses Savings Of Rs 9 Lakh The victim said she lost the money she had saved for a new home; now, she has come forward to warn others not to commit a similar mistake
Updated: May 14, 2021 2:58 pm IST
Scammers are adapting to the changing, tech-driven world and finding new ways to defraud people of their hard-earned money. In the latest case to surface, online scammers duped a cryptocurrency investor of £9,000 (roughly Rs 9.28 lakh) using the name of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has repeatedly supported Dogecoin, a meme currency, on his social media accounts and once even said crypto could be the world s future currency. Now, the victim of the fraud has come forward to warn others to not commit the same mistake she did.
Updated: 20 May 2021, 11:50
A TEACHER broke down in tears after losing her house deposit in a fake Elon Musk Bitcoin scam.
Julie Bushnell said she felt ashamed and embarrassed after falling victim to the cryptocurrency con that cost her £9,000.
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Teacher Julie Bushnell was conned out of £9,000 in a fake Elon Musk Bitcoin scamCredit: Facebook
The scam was posted on a fraudulent website made to look like the BBC.
It used the name of entrepreneur billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to suggest she could double her money in a Bitcoin giveaway.
Julie, from Brighton, East Sussex, forked out $12,650 (£9,007) which she had saved for a deposit on her first home.