Scammers impersonate Tyler Hobbs in fake QQL NFT mint scheme

Scammers have reportedly impersonated generative artist Tyler Hobbs to promote a fake QQL NFT mint, with reports suggesting that at least one person has lost funds after interacting with the scheme. Summary Scammers are reportedly impersonating NFT artist Tyler Hobbs through multiple accounts to promote a fake QQL mint. Community member Quit warned that one person had reportedly lost funds, while another avoided a wallet drain with help from Pocket Universe. The alleged fraudulent promotion referenced 900 QQL Mint Passes and a starting price of 50 ETH, matching details of the project’s original 2022 auction. QQL minting has not reopened for a new public sale, although existing Mint Pass holders can still create official NFTs through the project’s established process. In an Oct. 20 post on X, Yuga Labs VP of blockchain Quit (@0xQuit) warned that several accounts were posing as Hobbs and falsely claiming that minting had reopened for the Ethereum-based generative art project. “PSA QQL minting has not reopened,” Quit wrote, adding that he was aware of one person whose wallet had been drained and another who avoided a similar outcome because of the Pocket Universe security tool. PSA QQ...