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Earlier this Monday, a fraudulent YouTube stream featuring Apple CEO Tim Cook popped up on the popular video hosting platform ahead of the tech giant's big event.&nbsp;
The stream featured Cook promoting a cryptocurrency giveaway scam with a realistic-sounding voice that was obviously generated with the help of artificial intelligence.&nbsp;
Within just minutes, it managed to attract more than a million viewers ahead of the event, during which Apple is finally on track to reveal the iPhone 16 as well as the new Apple Watch.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img src="https://u.today/sites/default/files/inline-images/234234124214123421333%20.png" data-entity-uuid="73f6f03c-7ee4-4a78-ab6b-f39d86bc486c" data-entity-type="file" alt="https://www.youtube.com/"></a>
The bogus announcement claimed that crypto was going to make the world more fair, and the fraudulent giveaway was meant to speed up this process.&nbsp;
Potential victims were being encouraged to send any amount of Dogecoin (DOGE) to the "contribution address" by scanning a QR code in order to double their money. Apart from DOGE holders, scammers were also targeting Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Tether (USDT) users. &nbsp; &nbsp;
The fake stream made it to the top of search results after including all related keywords in its description, including "Apple," a recent hit song by British pop singer Charli XCX.&nbsp;
This is, of course, not the first time that fraudsters have tried to capitalize on the enthusiasm surrounding Apple events in order to promote crypto giveaways. As <a href="https://u.today/apple-crypto-scam-fools-thousands-of-users" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">reported by U.Today</a>, tens of thousands of users were also tricked into watching a fake stream a crypto sham back in 2022. However, the proliferation of AI makes such scams more insidious given that voice-mimicking technology makes it easier to trick unsuspecting victims. &nbsp;&nbsp;

Scam Alert: Fake Dogecoin Stream Takes Over YouTube Ahead of Apple's iPhone 16 Launch

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