Rapper 50 Cent lately claimed that he was hacked by a nefarious cryptocurrency schemer who ended up making hundreds of thousands of {dollars} within the course of.
The musician, whose authorized title is Curtis James Jackson III, wrote in regards to the pump-and-dump incident on Instagram Friday. The scammer used the rapper’s X account to advertise a crypto token referred to as $GUNIT – a reference to G-Unit, a hip-hop group that fifty Cent was beforehand a part of.
The scammer posted this message on Friday: “$GUNIT for winners solely…” – which led an unknown variety of customers to purchase the coin.
The “Candy Shop” rapper’s X account was later locked. As of Saturday afternoon, the social media account remains to be down – together with the rapper’s private web site.
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Rapper 50 Cent claims a hacker acquired entry to his X account to advertise a pump-and-dump crypto scheme. (iStock / Getty Photos)
“My Twitter & Thisis 50.com was hacked I’ve no affiliation with this Crypto,” 50 Cent wrote on Instagram. “Twitter labored rapidly to lock my account again down.”
“Who ever did this made $3,000,000 in half-hour.”
The Instagram submit by 50 Cent accrued greater than 57,000 likes as of Saturday afternoon and prompted a whole bunch of social media customers to remark.
“First time hesitating saved me… cos I used to be about to go all in,” one particular person wrote.
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Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson performs onstage at Madison Sq. Backyard on Aug. 20, 2019 in New York Metropolis. (Michael Kovac/for STARZ / Getty Photos)
“Whoever purchased it with out doing any analysis deserves their cash stolen,” a special consumer stated.
Different commentators had been amused by the state of affairs, taking the chance to reference rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs’ recent legal issues.
“It was Diddy!!! He must pay authorized charges,” one particular person joked.
Rapper 50 Cent performs on stage through the pregame live performance forward of BC Lions season kickoff sport towards the Calgary Stampeders in Vancouver, Canada. (Andrew Chin / Getty Photos)
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“Diddy is it you?” one other wrote.
