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.
See, it came to me in the voice of The Music Man.
“Yessir! Genuine, on-time, serves you wine when you dine. This here’s gonna be a package you’ll be thrilled to receive. Just 48 hours and its all yours, sign on the dotted line, no that’s just fine. Here, here, and here, good sir. You’ve got excellent penmenship and a smile to match.”