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<ul><li>Mbappé&#39;s hacked X account triggered a $MBAPPE scam, causing significant losses for investors.</li><li>Quick memecoin tools like Pump.fun fuel rapid crypto scams, including $MBAPPE.</li><li>Crypto scams targeting high-profile accounts are rising, with millions lost in minutes.</li></ul>French football star Kylian Mbappé found himself at the center of a cryptocurrency <a href="https://cryptotale.org/french-gov-sites-hacked-following-the-arrest-of-telegram-ceo/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">scam</a> on Thursday after hackers gained control of his X account. The hackers used the compromised account to promote a fraudulent token called $MBAPPE, which saw a rapid rise and fall in value, leaving some investors with significant losses.<h2 id="header-0">Token Surge and Collapse: Investor Gains and Losses</h2>The incident began when hackers accessed Mbappé&#39;s X account and posted a series of promotional threads about the newly created $MBAPPE token. These posts quickly garnered attention, causing the token&#39;s market value to skyrocket to tens of millions within a few minutes. However, the surge was short-lived, as the token&#39;s value shortly plummeted to zero, revealing the scam.Despite the chaos, an investor managed to profit from the situation. According to sources, the user invested 2 SOL, equivalent to about $286, into the $MBAPPE token. When the token peaked, the investor sold it and secured a profit of approximately 1,398 SOL, or around $200,000.<a href="https://cryptotale.org/kylian-mbappes-x-hack-sparks-200k-crypto-gold-rush/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read more on Cryptotale.</a>Visit the links for more information <a href="https://cryptotale.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/cryptotalemedia" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://t.me/cryptotale_news" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Telegram </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cryptotalenews/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Instagram </a>|

Kylian Mbappé's ‘X’ Hack Sparks $200K Crypto Gold Rush

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