Scammers lately tried to deceive buyers by launching a faux meme coin linked to Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Utilizing a hacked X account labeled “SaudiLawConf,” they falsely promoted an “official” Saudi meme token. Shortly after, the Saudi Regulation Convention confirmed their account had been compromised and warned of fraudulent exercise.
The announcement of a Saudi-themed meme coin triggered blended reactions, with some seeing potential and others suspecting a rip-off.
Safety agency PeckShieldAlert flagged the token as doubtful, whereas analyst TradeDucky cautioned that hackers may need used a Saudi royal’s id to advertise the venture. The shortage of presidency affirmation and lacking tokenomics particulars fueled skepticism.
This rip-off follows the collapse of Argentina’s Libra token, which surged 3,000% after President Javier Milei’s endorsement, solely to crash as its creators pulled $87 million.
Equally, a meme coin linked to the Central African Republic’s chief misplaced over 70% of its worth as a consequence of issues of a rug pull. The Saudi-linked rip-off, launched on February 10 by way of Pump.enjoyable, failed to realize traction, with a market cap of simply $7,489.