The legendary heavy steel band has issued a rip-off alert about cryptocurrency scammers who’re selling faux giveaways
Legendary heavy steel band Metallica has issued a warning about cryptocurrency scammers who’re attempting to money within the hype surrounding its newly introduced album.
The band has denied organizing cryptocurrency giveaways that just lately began popping up on social media platforms. “Let’s be as clear as attainable. These are scams,” its assertion says.
Shady Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) giveaways that promise to double contributors’ cash had been just lately being promoted through fake livestreams on YouTube, the biggest video-sharing community. In its assertion, Metallica thanked these customers who helped to report them, stressing that their official social media channels are all verified.
In late November, Metallica, which is extensively believed to be the very best rock band of the previous three many years, introduced its new album referred to as “72 Seasons.” Naturally, the band’s first full-length launch since 2016 attracted loads of buzz on social media, and scammers jumped on the alternative to advertise faux giveaway scams.
As well as, the band additionally introduced a worldwide world tour that can final for 2 years.