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Scammer impersonates Bermuda premier, promotes fake token
Since the scammer began posting, numerous Bermuda National Coin tokens have appeared on the Solana-based memecoin launch platform pump.fun.
A scammer posing as David Burt, the premier of Bermuda, created a fake profile on the X social media platform to promote a fraudulent token called “Bermuda National Coin” to users.
The fake profile features a grey checkmark — reserved for government officials and only features 45 posts, with the oldest post from the fake account dating back to Feb. 2, 2025.
Burt’s real account has a blue checkmark, 6,245 posts, 12,200 followers — considerably less than the scam account — and joined the platform in July 2014.
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