$100K Scam Angers Tesla Owners: Yet Another Cybertruck Totaled in Minor Crash

The poor, poor souls who fall victim to the advance fee fraud (AFF) known as Tesla regularly show up in social media very angry they didn’t realize the scam sooner.

Advance fee fraud is when [Elon Musk] targets victims to make advance or upfront payments for goods, services and/or financial gains that do not materialize

As an expert in decoding “African” email scams, often known as 419 email, I can say that Tesla ranks as the worst of them all by racking up unprecedented economic damage. Insurance companies signal this truth by immediately valuing a Tesla at less than half its asking price – totaling vehicles at the mere sight of a scratch.

One brave soul recently shared their complete fraud victim story, detailing how they fell into the trap of artificial demand buzz generated by Musk’s marketing machine. They paid $50,000 over asking price after years of waiting, only to receive a vehicle that fails to achieve even baseline capabilities – the definition of advance fee fraud.

Side-swiped by a scooter? Look at that damage.

Not only did Musk defraud buyers on basic vehicle capabilities, he clearly overstated everything like a typical advance fee scam. A tiny little scooter bumps into a new Tesla and the whole thing is “totaled”! $100K gets evaporated in an instant by anyone believing they paid Elon Musk a premium for something he personally engineered to handle their basic road conditions, let alone the apocalypse.

The Cybertruck exemplifies the fraud perfectly – for years the Tesla CEO generated buzz using the end-times fear tactics rooted in his family’s white nationalist empire of apartheid South Africa.

“[Elon’s mother and family] came to South Africa from Canada because they sympathised with the Afrikaner government. They used to support Hitler and all that sort of stuff.”

Like his ideological predecessors, racist “support Hitler” teachings from his grandfather and mother, Musk’s unfounded beliefs and empty promises can be expected to collapse when confronted with simple reality.

It is impossible to avoid seeing how this heavily promoted ‘go anywhere tackle anything’ campaign invoking his white supremacist visions of domination produced instead an overpriced dumpster that instantly succumbs to scooters and rain drops. In this we see history repeating itself. From Hitler’s swastikas to Musk’s swasticars, the cascading failures of Nazi fraud remain unchanged.

75 percent of the German Army relied on horses for transport. Horses played a role in every German campaign, from the blitzkrieg in Poland in 1939 and the invasion of Russia to France in 1944. …the notion of the mechanized might of the German Wehrmacht was largely a glamorized myth born in the fertile brains of newspapermen.

No wonder Musk bought a social media platform to spread glamorized myths of deep swastika thought, as depicted in 2023 by the famous artist Ai Wei Wei.

This artist’s rendering of the X brand was deleted from the platform by the self-promoting “free speech extremist” Elon Musk. Source: Ai Wei Wei

And just like Hitler refused to admit, which Musk clearly refuses to admit too, all the horse power in the world doesn’t mean much when they die instantly from… weather.

A brand new Cybertruck showing severe instant moisture decay gets put out with the other garbage in the East Bay

The Cybertruck demonstrates what happens when fraud meets reality, and I mean the most basic things like a bump, scrape or atmosphere. Nazis either steal viable ideas from others, disposing of the inventors quickly to hide the evidence, or they target and seduce non-expert believers into unsustainable fantasy death-traps while deflecting all blame.

The Nazis in public used to not say the obvious Heil Hitler out loud, or give their obvious Hitler salute, because that would be far too obvious. Instead they stick a “88” everywhere to represent the 8th alphabet letters H-eil and H-itler. So clever, who could ever detect these genius Nazis hiding in plain sight?

Elon Musk made Tesla market their cars as $88K, with 88kWh power, 88 computer functions, recommended to drive at 88 km/hr to charging stations with 88 ports. NOT a joke. All those are the actual statements promoted by Tesla, just like tweets exposing himself as a Nazi.

Fast forward to Cybertrucks dying everywhere and guess who is emboldened by such failure…

Anyone surviving the massive Tesla fraud rooted in pathetic anti-science Nazism can say after losing hundreds of thousands of dollars (that they’ll never get back because Elon Musk apparently lives above the law) they’re at least still alive to warn others before more fall victim to one man’s elaborate swasticar scams.

Sam Altman’s Strategic Reversals: A Pattern of Manipulation at OpenAI

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has developed a concerning pattern of using false reversals as a manipulation tactic. By analyzing his public statements across multiple issues, we can see how he weaponizes apparent honesty to advance his interests while building false trust. The following examples suggest a systematic use of false candor and manufactured vulnerability that extends beyond normal strategic pivoting. The key difference is a consistent deployment of emotional manipulation tactics rather than straightforward position changes.

Antisemitism (December 2023)

  1. Before: Claimed “antisemitism, particularly on the American left, was not as bad as people claimed”
  2. After: “I’d like to just state that I was totally wrong”
  3. Framing: Presented as a personal revelation while admitting “I still don’t understand it, really”
  4. Strategic Benefit: Aligned with period of intense scrutiny of tech leadership positions on antisemitism, particularly regarding campus responses

Burning Man (September 2024)

  1. Before: “Super anti-Burning Man” and dismissed it as “ridiculous, escapism, crazy party”
  2. After: Declares it “the most beautiful man-made thing” and model for post-AGI society
  3. Framing: “OK, I was wrong to be so negative”
  4. Strategic Benefit: Ties directly to OpenAI’s AGI vision and tech industry networking, positioning Burning Man as prototype for AI-enabled future

Trump (January 2025)

  1. Before: Anti-Trump stance documented in previous tweets
  2. After: “Watching @potus more carefully recently has really changed my perspective on him… I think he will be incredible for the country in many ways!”
  3. Framing: Claims he “fell in the npc trap” and wishes he had “done more of my own thinking”
  4. Strategic Benefit: Coincides with $500 billion Stargate Project announcement by the White House, positioning OpenAI to receive massive taxpayer funding

The Manipulation Playbook

Altman’s technique consistently follows these steps:

  1. False Humility: Uses “I was wrong” rhetoric to appear intellectually honest
  2. Complete Reversal: Switches to strong support of whatever benefits current interests
  3. Enlightenment Narrative: Frames shifts as personal growth rather than strategic moves
  4. Strategic Timing: Each reversal coincides with business opportunities
  5. Trust Building: Uses apparent vulnerability to build credibility while actually pushing agenda

What we see with Altman’s pattern is fundamentally different from normal business logic expected of a CEO. Take the Burning Man reversal as an example: He moves from calling it a “ridiculous, escapism, crazy party” to declaring it “the most beautiful man-made thing” and a model for post-AGI society. This isn’t just changing a business position – it’s a complete reversal of a personal value judgment, repackaged with an ideological framework that happens to align with OpenAI’s business interests.

His antisemitism flip-flop is particularly telling because it demonstrates how this pattern extends beyond business headlines. The timing of his reversal coincided with intense scrutiny of tech leadership positions on campus antisemitism. But notice the specific language: “I’d like to just state that I was totally wrong” followed by “I still don’t understand it, really.” This combination of absolute certainty in the reversal while admitting continued lack of understanding suggests the change wasn’t driven by new insights or learning.

The pattern reveals a deeply manipulative approach to public discourse, which shouldn’t surprise anyone who heard the warnings by a board of directors that tried to push out Altman for being extremely deceptive with them. His public appearance of honest self-reflection is in fact evidence of weaponized turns of phrase to bypass critical thought:

  1. Builds false trust through manufactured vulnerability
  2. Retroactively rewrites his own history
  3. Frames opposition to his current positions as “unthinking”
  4. Advances business interests while appearing to have genuine changes of heart

This raises very serious questions about leadership ethics in public investments in technology boondoggles that look a lot more like Teapot Dome Scandal than anything else. OpenAI’s unfortunate influential position in shaping AI development is counter-intuitive to others proving them hugely wasteful, opaque and slow compared to actual AI innovators.

…unlike ChatGPT’s o1, DeepSeek is an “open-weight” model that (although its training data remains proprietary) enables users to peer inside and modify its algorithm. Just as important is its reduced price for users — 27 times less than o1. Besides its performance, the hype around DeepSeek comes from its cost efficiency; the model’s shoestring budget is minuscule compared with the tens of millions to hundreds of millions that [OpenAI burned through already, desperate for more].

The consistency of his manipulation pattern across multiple issues reveals not any genuine evolution of thought, but the very opposite in a calculated deception strategy to force his latest pivot past everyone without proper scrutiny. The reversals aren’t just rational or normative business adaptations but complete 180-degree turns with manufactured vulnerability to undermine all opposition. Each “revelation” campaign somehow perfectly aligns with Altman’s immediate interests at that very moment, suggesting these aren’t authentic changes of perspective and instead strategic moves sweetened by Silicon Valley “rapid growth” placebos.

When a leader repeatedly uses false candor to manipulate public trust, it threatens the integrity of crucial discussions about technology’s best path and AI’s real future. The most pressing concern right now may be how OpenAI is meant to be used in targeting civilians with the new “Papers Please” role of America’s elite combat troops being mobilized on domestic soil.

Trump Proposes Final Solution for “Cleansing” Gaza

Critics have suggested the Israeli President Netanyahu defending use of Nazi salutes at U.S. political rallies is indicative of an historically ignorant extremist right-wing alignment with U.S. leaders overtly planning mass ethnic cleansing.

“@elonmusk is being falsely smeared,” [Netanyahu] wrote. “Elon is a great friend of Israel. He visited Israel….”

That logic is so impeccable, where do I even begin.

Do you know who else visited Israel?

Hamas.

Do you know who else adopts and promotes Nazi symbolism?

Hamas.

Somehow we are supposed to believe however that Elon Musk is totally different and a friend because what… his grandfather was so anti-Semitic and racist that after Hitler lost WWII he ran towards South African apartheid to raise Elon on blood money?

That kind of friend?

Let’s all just admit Netanyau is a politician notorious for saying whatever gives him power in the instant and erasing accountability for it soon after. There’s been a pattern of selective historical memory and inconsistent application of standards by him when assessing threats.

He’s obviously no historian, in other words. And perhaps more importantly he has zero credibility left on the topic of threats to Israel, that’s for certain, given Hamas invaded on his watch while he directly undermined the political independence, authority and judgment of the Israeli military.

And now this:

“You’re talking about a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing,” Trump said… an analyst with Israeli network Channel 12 News, cited Israeli officials and reported that the move was “not a slip of the tongue….”

An ethnic cleansing plan? Let’s run that one up the flag pole and see who salutes it.

Israelis must be thinking “first they came for“… because that’s what is going on now.

Americans are also seeing it on home soil for very similar sounding Trump plans, where large populations allegedly will soon be confronted by combat troops demanding “papers please” like the 1930s.

Have a nice house? Papers please.

Successful business? Papers please.

Sandy beach access to the sea? Papers please.

Practically speaking, as a matter of national security extended into interventions/invasions abroad, the American GOP has forever (since at least my time in the early 1990s on Capitol Hill meetings with Senator Bob Dole) complained they have been blocked as foreigners from rapidly acquiring and owning property in Israel. The American eminent domain (eviction for profit) aspiration in foreign policy being reported is not really news on that note, but this marks a substantial pace change. The sloppy “grab them by the glaciers” bombast replaces decades of norms that meant more orchestrated diplomatic whispers behind closed doors.

The current situation should thus be framed more accurately beyond a political crisis of the moment in Gaza. It’s the abrupt unstable convergence at the White House of historical patterns of racist displacement, economic interests in foreign value extraction, and the normalization of the worst extremist rhetoric by high-profile American politicians.

We’re in a particularly dangerous moment because various strands of extremist ideology, economic interests, and weakened institutional protections are amplifying each other without sufficient evidence of safety from resistence let alone impedance.

The very instant Netanyau said the obvious Nazi salute by a man with a long documented history of Nazi affinity isn’t a threat to Israel, the shock should have been registered appropriately. An Israeli leader should face full accountability for endorsing Nazism in 2025, such as surrendering his seat and authority to lead. It’s much more clear-cut than America, and so ethnic cleansing statements there represent a bellweather of what’s likely coming for America. The lack of immediate consequences after such clear breaches in integrity, blowing past historical lines, suggests a catastrophic weakening of institutional safeguards against violent extremism.

Update: Israelis mock Trump.

At this rate Trump is likely to propose that Gazans be launched ‘voluntarily’ into space and settle Mars, in the spirit of his promise in his inauguration speech: ‘And we will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars’,” the editorial board wrote.

“Why not the Palestinian flag too? It’s possible his partner Elon Musk is already working on it.”

Chaim Levinson, a columnist at Haaretz, wrote: “I’m sorry, but I must disappoint you. After checking with a number of officials, both in Israel and in the relevant countries – along with diplomats involved in the negotiations – it seems this is the vision of an experienced real estate tycoon, and no such concrete plan of action exists.”

Elon Musk Allegedly Fürious People Keep Calling Tesla Vehicles “Swasticars”

Update Feb 21: just one month after the explanation was posted below, and almost two years after I explained Musk’s Nazi X fetish, this very large UK advertising campaign has started rolling.


What would Walt Disney do after seeing Elon Musk trying to normalize Nazism year after year?

We need not speculate, given this masterpiece from 1943.

Disney’s guidance on the proper response to Musk’s overt Nazism

That studio poster says the picture came from a rather pointed “song sensation”, as relevant today as it was then:

When Elon Musk says, ‘Wie ist der AfD in a race’,

We HEIL! (phhht!) HEIL! (phhht!) Right in Elon Musk’s face!

Not’seeing love for AfD is a great disgrace, so

We HEIL! (phhht!) HEIL! (phhht!) Right in Elon Musk’s face!

Disney pictures were such comedy gold that “Donald in Nutziland” won them an Oscar.

“Donald in Nutziland”, Source: Walt Disney.

The deep and long-standing Nazi affinity of Tesla’s CEO has hardly been subtle – from the Nazis rallying around him, to Tesla’s extensively documented racist work environment, to the Nazi merchandise, to Twitter’s swastika rebranding that I pointed out way back in 2023 on day one, to an unmistakable pattern of Heil Hitler salutes (e.g. repeatedly using number “88” in Tesla docs and discussion).

Elon Musk made Tesla market their cars as $88K, with 88kw power, 88 voice functions, recommended for 88 km/hr average speed to charging stations with 88 ports. NOT a joke. All those are actual statements by Tesla, just like the above 26 November 2022 Heil Hitler tweet.
The kind of guy inspired by Elon Musk’s constant use of Nazi symbols

That it took this public Nazi salute on a 2025 federal political rally stage for some to finally notice? A bit late, folks.

The comedians were right all along.

If only we had a Walt Disney here today being ordered to rouse public consciousness against fascism.

As Musk’s shadow lengthens, invoking his grandfather’s failed white supremacist global domination dreams, perhaps humor remains our most potent resistance to the millions of Swasticars being amassed into Nazi madness.

[Elon’s mother and family] came to South Africa from Canada because they sympathised with the Afrikaner government. They used to support Hitler and all that sort of stuff.

Musk’s clowning achievement: celebrating his latest acquisition while heralding an era of South African oligarchy serving Russian interests.
Swasticars: Remote-controlled explosive devices stockpiled by Musk outside Berlin.

Meanwhile, Canada and Greenland are being marked for emergency Lebensraum. Will they be carved up in backroom deals and invaded by powers brandishing AI data center expansion plans, their fate echoing 1938 Poland?

Related: While I obviously never studied comedy, history is forever the key to accurately seeing and forecasting Nazism. I did earn a graduate degree in that from the London School of Economics (LSE), and was honored to be their 2024 commencement speaker based on my decades of security leadership in tech. And on that note Elon Musk just made a surprise appearance at a German AfD ultra extremist hate rally – a group so extreme their leaders have been jailed for Nazism and French fascists walked away to distance themselves – that he wants to erase history to enable the Nazi return to power.