Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeA heartbroken teacher says she was conned out of £9,000 for her house deposit in a Bitcoin fraud using Elon Musk's name to draw her in. Julie Bushnell was devastated after realising she had fallen for the scam, which featured a story on a fake BBC web page. It suggested that she could double her money, meaning she'd be able to significantly boost her house deposit pot. The scam saw Tesla billionaire and proponent of the crypto-currency Musk's name used in suggesting investments could sky rocket. The Brighton teacher told BBC : "I think about it every minute of every day.

Source: Daily Mirror May 15, 2021 05:54 UTC