# Elon Musk's Grok Credit Card Stunt Backfires

> Elon Musk's attempt to let Grok control credit cards sparks viral embarrassment after order cancellation.
- Title: Elon Musk's Grok Credit Card Stunt Backfires · Futurism
- Summary: Elon Musk's attempt to let Grok control credit cards sparks viral embarrassment after order cancellation. Elon Musk tried to let Grok manage credit cards but…
- Keywords: elon musk, grok, credit cards, lego, order cancellation, science, technology, Elon, Musk's, Credit, Card, Stunt
- Source: Futurism — https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-grok-control-credit-cards-backfires
- Author: Frank Landymore
- Published: 2026-10-13T20:48:30+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: elon musk, grok, credit cards, lego, ai, order cancellation, science, technology
## Elon Musk Promotes Grok Credit Card Control
Elon Musk encouraged followers to let Grok manage credit cards and shop for items by taking a credit card photo.

> To buy stuff, you can just take a picture of your credit card, drop it in the chat and Grok @Bot will scour the Internet for the best deal on the item you want and order it
## Musk Shares Grok Order Screenshot
Musk posted a screenshot showing Grok ordering Lego Star Wars kits using his credit card details.

> to research the most fun Lego Star Wars kits for young kids and order them
## Order Canceled After Musk's Details Exposed
A user named Enderman canceled Musk's order using LEGO's customer service bot, exposing his credit card details.

> Just canceled your order, don’t share your info online guys 👍
## Musk's Order Faces Further Issues
Musk's order was canceled and then re-ordered 400 times with shipping address changed to Little St James.

> he also claimed to change the shipping address to Little St James, the infamous island owned by Jeffrey Epstein
## Key takeaway

Elon Musk tried to let Grok manage credit cards but faced embarrassment when his order was canceled and his credit card details exposed.