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August 1, 2018 07:52 pm GMT

And now a verified 'Donald J. Trump' Twitter account is scamming crypto

President Donald J. Trump has made a lot of absurd promises over the course of his career, but free cryptocurrency is still not one of them.

Though you might be forgiven for thinking otherwise, as a verified Twitter account bearing his name today offered that very thing. Yep, the ether giveaway scam we've come to associate with Elon Musk has branched out to our very own commander in chief. 

SEE ALSO: For the love of god stop sending 'Elon Musk' your Ethereum. It's a scam.

"Good news," read the tweet bearing the name "Donald J. Trump" alongside a Twitter verified check mark. "I decided to make the biggest crypto-giveaway in the world, for all my readers who use Bitcoin or other crypto-currencies. I'm giving 5 000 ETH and 500 BTC to all my readers." Read more...

More about Twitter, Bitcoin, Donald Trump, Ethereum, and Cryptocurrency

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