Warning! Peter Schiff’s Twitter Account Compromised, Lures to Phishing Site

Long-term gold proponent and arguably the most popular full-time Bitcoin basher – Peter Schiff – has had his Twitter account comrpomised.

• • According to Blockfence, Peter Schiff’s Twitter account has been compromised and hijacked.
  • The perpetrator already published a tweet that leads to a phishing website. It’s advised not to click or interact with the link.

⚠️Warning⚠️@PeterSchiff‘s twitter got compromised. Scammers are using it to promote a fake $GOLD presale. However, note that a presale smart contract is likely not an EOA (Externally Owned Account) as been detected by Blockfence. Confirming this tx would lead to a wallet drain! pic.twitter.com/Nvzc3xuWFj

— Blockfence (@blockfence_io) June 3, 2023

• In fact, there are multiple tweets currently present on Schiff’s tweet, and all users are highly advised not to interact with them.
• Blockfence has confirmed that the transactions from that link would lead to a wallet drain.
• The security firm explains the details of the attack:

Scammers are using it to promote a fake gold presale. However, note that the presale smart contract is likely not an EOA (externally Owned Account) as been detected by Blockfence. Confirming this tx would lead to a wallet drain.