Fake Erik Voorhees Twitter Account Tries to Steal Altcoins, Suspended

Fake Erik Voorhees Twitter Account Tries to Steal Altcoins, Suspended

A fake Erik Voorhees Twitter account is trying to scam users into filling out a survey to steal their altcoins, the latest blog post from the company reveals. Erik Voorhees, CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift.io had reported the account to Twitter; the account is suspended as of now. The fake account used to mirror the CEO's Twitter account, using the same name and the image, however, there was only a minor distinction. The fake account handle is @ErikVorhees (with a single 'o') while the real account is @ErikVoorhees. Users of the fake account spammed people, asking them to....


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