But now there is another reason to worry about DOGE: Scammers are capitalizing on increased interest in its actions in order to defraud people of cryptocurrency, according to the online protection company McAfee, which researches and monitors digital scams.

If Musk offers tax refunds in crypto, “it would be an extreme headache and ripe for potential fraud,” one expert said.

Twenty-one federal tech employees resigned in protest of Elon Musk's DOGE, saying they won't use their skills to "dismantle critical public services."