Fake Gemini AI Chatbot Promotes ‘Google Coin’ in New Crypto Scam

Malwarebytes researchers discovered a fraudulent pre-sale website that impersonates Google and uses a scripted chatbot styled as Google Gemini to sell a fake "Google Coin." The site uses official-looking branding, a fake wallet dashboard and payment requests tied to cryptocurrency addresses to trick victims into irreversible transfers; Malwarebytes warns of red flags (guaranteed returns, lack of verifiable company details, urgency tactics) and recommends verifying claims on official sites and reporting fraud to authorities (FTC, IC3).