An impostor pretending to be one of the lead developers of Shiba Inu, Shytoshi Kusama, has scammed a sizable amount of the dog-themed community members. The perpetrator carried out this illicit act through a Twitter account identified as @ShytoshiKsusama, which is very similar to the lead developer’s official Twitter handle, @ShytoshiKusama.

Members of the Shiba Inu community who couldn’t notice the letter “s” difference between the two handles fell victim to the impostors.

According to findings, in a tweet, those behind the impersonating account lured their victims by urging them to register their wallets for private access to the Beta Launch of Shibarium.