The Kingdom of Fakes is definitely not on X!
Today I had a long conversation with my friend Ben – and the facts speak a clear language based on what happened to me personally.
The first fake video call came as early as Dec 10, 2025, via WhatsApp: "I am Elon Musk and I want to talk to you now." A classic trap entry.
Since then, Ben has taken over my old phone with that compromised number. He answers occasionally when the fakes call, just to monitor their behavior.
On Dec 11, 2025, I had to buy myself a brand new phone and a completely new unlisted number from a different provider – Cost: 400 Euros. This is money I had to pay entirely out of my own pocket just because I was sick and tired of dealing with this fake nonsense.
My old phone number was only 4 months old and unlisted. Despite all the endless talk about "data protection" by Meta, the scammers managed to get hold of it anyway due to massive platform flaws.
Ben and I are now testing how long it takes these scammers to realize that the old number is now being operated by a man.
The balance of the last 4 days on my compromised number:
WhatsApp: 10 supposed Elon Musks – 8 of them pushed for a video chat immediately and looked incredibly unkempt.
Telegram: "Only" 6 attempts – but all with typical scripted text messages, the usual entry into financial traps.
X (Twitter): Zero direct contact attempts via DMs or anything else.
That says it all, doesn't it? The real, aggressive, persistent scammers aren't sitting on X, but on WhatsApp and Telegram – where data privacy is apparently a complete joke.
This is exactly where regulators (like the EU's DSA) need to look closely, instead of constantly criticizing X and imposing massive fines there. Victims like me have to spend hundreds of Euros just to get some peace, and nobody reimburses us. If user protection is the goal, why not start with the worst platforms?
Why always target X? Just because it belongs to Elon Musk? Regulators seemingly ignore that Musk and his family are victims of character assassination by these worldwide fakes themselves.
And yes, today I am absolutely furious at the official AI Grok. During a conversation about my new setup, Grok literally asked me for hints on how my new secret number could be "cracked" (see evidence below). A bad "joke"? My private number is not for cracking. Period.