Scammer Impersonates Bermuda Premier to Promote Fake Cryptocurrency

  • A fraudulent account impersonating Bermuda Premier David Burt emerged on X to promote a fake cryptocurrency.
  • The scam account uses a grey verification checkmark to appear legitimate but shows recent activity only from February 2024.
  • The authentic account of Premier Burt has distinct verification and engagement metrics dating back to 2014.
  • Multiple unauthorized “Bermuda National Coin” tokens appeared on pump.fun, a Solana-based platform.
  • The incident highlights the ongoing challenge of cryptocurrency scams using identity theft of government officials.

A cryptocurrency scam targeting Solana users has emerged through an impersonation of Bermuda Premier David Burt, promoting a fraudulent “Bermuda National Coin” through a sophisticated social media deception campaign.

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The fraudulent account employs several techniques to appear legitimate, including using X’s grey verification checkmark—a feature typically reserved for government officials. However, the account’s limited history of only 45 posts since February 2024 raises red flags about its authenticity.

In contrast, Premier Burt’s legitimate account maintains distinctly different characteristics, including a blue verification badge and an established presence dating back to July 2014, with over 6,000 posts and 12,200 followers.

The scam has proliferated on pump.fun, a Solana Blockchain-based platform known for launching memecoins. Multiple tokens claiming to be “Bermuda National Coin” have appeared on the platform, potentially putting investors at risk. Solana’s blockchain, known for its high-speed transactions and lower fees, has increasingly become a target for fraudulent token launches due to its growing popularity in the memecoin sector.

This incident adds to a growing pattern of cryptocurrency scams that exploit the identities of government officials to lend credibility to fraudulent projects. Such impersonation schemes often leverage social media verification systems and official-sounding project names to deceive potential investors.

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