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Woman Loses $50,000 To A Fake Elon Musk by Kremlingrad: 7:45pm On Apr 30 |
Woman loses $50,000 to a fake Elon Musk: "Celebrity deepfakes are being employed in scams—swindling people out of tens of thousands of dollars in the process. A South Korean woman lost $50,770 in a romance scam after she fell in love with a deepfake version of Elon Musk, according to an April 19 broadcast on KBS. On the show, the woman, who was referred to by the pseudonym Jeong Ji-sun, said the Tesla CEO added her as a friend on Instagram last year. “Although I have been a huge fan of Musk after reading his autobiography, I doubted it at first,” she told KBS, according to a translation by The Korea Herald. The scammer convinced Jeong by sending her photos of Musk’s ID and him at work. He texted her about his children and flying in a helicopter to work, and told her that he often contacts fans randomly. Jeong even said she spoke to “Musk” over video calls, in which he told her, “I love you, you know that?” The fake Musk then promised to invest Jeong’s money and help her get rich. He persuaded her to deposit 70 million Korean won ($50,770) into a bank account—then disappeared without a trace." ~ Fortune Magazine
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Re: Woman Loses $50,000 To A Fake Elon Musk by ProjectsCityNG: 7:48pm On Apr 30 |
Re: Woman Loses $50,000 To A Fake Elon Musk by egina: 7:49pm On Apr 30 |
Can you imagine. The dude even look like Elon Musk |
Re: Woman Loses $50,000 To A Fake Elon Musk by Namaster: 8:03pm On Apr 30 |
Women are so DELUSIONAL. Imagine a nameless woman in South Korea thinking she's so "special" that she's able to attract one of the richest men. Plus, Elon Musk was willing to jump through SEVERAL hoops to prove that he's real. We are talking about a man that has dated actresses and super models here. Very GULLIBLE somebody! 2 Likes |
Re: Woman Loses $50,000 To A Fake Elon Musk by Tokskob2008: 8:38pm On Apr 30 |
Namaster:Gullibility and greed are two sure ways to get scammed. 2 Likes |
Re: Woman Loses $50,000 To A Fake Elon Musk by chiiraq802(m): 10:28pm On Apr 30 |
Otilor!!!
Eat have gone. lolz 1 Like |
Re: Woman Loses $50,000 To A Fake Elon Musk by epondudu: 9:32pm On May 01 |
Greed or Mumuism Usual suspects: NIGERIA but it is probably: Indian,Russian or Chinese |
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