Brad Garlinghouse posted a funny video clip on social media with his double in plaid pajama pants, bathrobe and headphones, who is assigned the role of an attacker. The scammer portrayed by Garlinghouse, as expected, announces the distribution of gifts, urging users to send him a couple of XRP coins to the specified address, in exchange promising to return them double the amount.
The real Garlinghouse, in a serious suit and tie, warned that Ripple would never ask users to send her XRP. The head of Ripple explained that with this comic clip, the company seeks to repel the pathetic scoundrels who are trying to use his personality, photo and appearance for nefarious purposes. At least the intruders give him a good hairstyle, Garlinghouse says ironically.
BREAKING: @Ripple will never ask you to send us XRP. Ever.
Neither will Brad, David, Monica, Stu, or anyone from Ripple.
Learn how to protect yourself from scams: https://t.co/ikEFe4uf3r pic.twitter.com/No20jwLh9g
Ripple has been fighting cryptocurrency scammers using the company's reputation for many years. In 2020, Ripple sued the YouTube video hosting platform for distributing fake videos about cryptocurrencies. In 2021, Ripple settled a dispute with YouTube about facilitating fraudulent XRP giveaways, but this never put an end to the fraud. Last year, attackers posted a video from a conference where Garlinghouse allegedly speaks and encourages people to transfer from 1,000 to 500,000 XRP.
Recently, Ethereum co—founder Vitalik Buterin proposed a way to combat deepfakes - to introduce personalized security questions for user authentication.