A woman from the United Kingdom lost GBP 9,000, scammers created a fake advertising campaign using the image of a famous person - Elon Musk, owner of Tesla and SpaceX.

The deceived woman came across a specially crafted BBC website, from which she found out about the said campaign. The advertising campaign assured that after making a deposit in bitcoin, a payout of double the amount would be made. The victim, after realizing that she was a victim of fraud, immediately contacted her bank. However, the money was no longer recoverable as the transaction was made voluntarily.

According to the Ladbible portal, the BBC has taken steps to close the fraudulent website.