It's crazy to see what people will do because of greed, and in an attempt to get a step ahead. And to believe, in this day and age, that you would have any chance of getting away with it …

Todd Katz, chief financial officer for Quest Integrity Group, impersonated Elon Musk via an email message, to get access to inside information. Quest Integrity Group is a service provider for BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and other oil and gas companies. Contrary to the company's name, it seems Katz has lost his integrity.

Katz sent an email from a fake account (elontesla@yahoo.com) to Tesla's CFO Jason Wheeler. It requested non-public information following the company's Q2 earnings call. The style of the message was in Katz' version of "Elon speak" and the email address used, closely resembles one that Musk has used before. The message read:

why you so cautious w Q3/4 gm guidance on call? also what are your thoughts on disclosing M3 res#? Pros/cons from ir pov? what is your best guess as to where we actually come in on q3/4 deliverables. honest guess? no bs. thx 4 hard work prepping 4 today