Fraud tracker Malware Hunter Team shared a series of screenshots of verified Twitter accounts that appeared to be hijacked in an attempt to scam Musk fanboys.
In each case, the account changed its name to “SNL” and switched its profile picture to match that of the official Saturday Night Live account.
The link leads to a post on Medium, which you can see a screenshot of below, from a user named Elon Musk that claims to be from Tesla HQ’s marketing department.
Scammers also replied to the official Twitter accounts of Tesla, SNL, and the show’s musical guest this week, Miley Cyrus, with similar advertisements for this cryptocurrency giveaway scam.
We’ve also reached out to Malware Hunter Team and Tesla, though it should be noted that the latter hasn’t said much to the press since it dissolved its PR department last October.
By Saturday afternoon, many of the hijacked accounts appeared to be back to normal, though some were slower than others to change their profiles back and scrub their post history.
Its value has shot up nearly 25,000% in the last six months according to CNBC, no doubt fueled in part by the WallStreetBets drama and its Reddit-led investment spree.
However, even as these hijacked accounts return to normal, more continue to pop up by the hour, according to Malware Hunter Team.
Does he somehow deserve to host this long-past-the-expire-date comedy show? Does anyone who has hosted SNL really “deserved” to host it? It’s not like it’s a prize you get awarded, or a recognition that you’re a great person or are particularly special or anything.