cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/56223456
George Hendricks, a 69-year-old from Leesburg, a suburb of Orlando, told ClickOrlando he lost $45,000 after a scammer targeted him with a deepfake video of Musk. Deepfakes are digitally-altered videos often used to impersonate notable public figures.
Now, Hendricks tells the outlet that his wife “wants to get a divorce” over the scam.
I like to think she’s not leaving him because he lost the money. I like to think she’s leaving him because he’s dumb enough to be the type of person to lose the money.
Like, $45,000? Yeah, it’s a huge hit to your bank account. But money comes and goes. At the end of the day, you’re still with the guy who never stopped to think.