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.

    • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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      1 day ago

      It’s not that quick, the nearest river is about a 25 minute walk from me, I wouldn’t call that convenient. Also it’s raining , so I can’t go now or I’ll get wet.

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        24 hours ago

        You could possibly DoorDash some river water to your home. (I don’t know how DoorDash works.)

        But then it won’t be free. Hm. Foiled by capitalism!