225: The QAnon Crypto Grift (w/ Ernie Piper & Nick Backovic of Logically.ai)
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Logically.ai UK editor Ernie Piper and Senior OSINT Analyst Nick Backovic join Matt Binder on Scam Economy to discuss the tech-based anti-misinformation firm's report on the QAnon influencers scamming their followers with crypto pump-and-dump schemes. We discuss the QAnon conspiracy theory and how its conspiratorial right wing beliefs fit perfectly into the cryptocurrency scams, the Stellar network which makes minting of these tokens extremely easy, who are WhipLash347 and PatriotQakes (aka Emily Tang): the influencers involved in promoting these schemes to their followers, the real financial losses as well as the story of one individual who took their life after losing their money and business, and much more.   Also available as Scam Economy episode #21: Coinspiracy: How QAnon Influencers Conned Their Followers with Crypto Read the Logically.ai report: https://www.logically.ai/articles/qanon-crypto-lose-followers-2-million   Check out ScamEconomy.com   Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
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