WARNING: Scammers are scamming Aptera followers!

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Steve Lee of "Aptera Owners Club" posted a very important video.
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Thanks for the link to this well-researched warning. Someone did a lot of work to create this investment scam environment and Steve Lee did a lot of work to diagnose and debunk it. I guess the cash from just a few unwitting investors would pay for the work the scammer did to create this fradulent identity for the real Steve Fambro. Let's hope those who are smart enough to want a high-tech EV like the Aptera are also sophisticated enough to avoid the scam.

Elon Musk obviously doesn't care how his trashing of Twitter has made such identity-theft scams more feasible. He should take down the fake Steve Fambro Twitter account and grant Aptera EVs access to his Superchargers (the obvious way to make amends, right?). Why not reward Aptera for jumping on the NACS bandwagon long before Ford and GM even heard the music?
 
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Jumping in on this older post because I’m curious if anyone has noticed newer scam attempts popping up lately. I’ve seen a few sketchy messages floating around social media, and I’m not sure if they’re related or just random spam. Has anyone here reported anything recent or found good ways to verify whether a message is legit before responding?
 
Racerinformer said:
Jumping in on this older post because I’m curious if anyone has noticed newer scam attempts popping up lately. I’ve seen a few sketchy messages floating around social media, and I’m not sure if they’re related or just random spam. Has anyone here reported anything recent or found good ways to verify whether a message is legit before responding?
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I follow only the official channels and those few independents who have a track-record of practicing actual journalism, not just rehashing the opinions of others in an echo chamber. We haven't seen any more "large scale" scams like the one above in quite a while.
 
I’ve been seeing more fake accounts pop up in niche EV groups, so your heads‑up hits home. I try to stick with verified sources and creators I already trust; stuff like how people use tiktok followers as social proof reminds me how easy it is for scammers to fake credibility. Double checking URLs and avoiding quick DMs asking for deposits has saved me from a couple close calls.
 
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