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.

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[–] 3 points 10 months ago

That whole category of how to get quick rich books is a scammy scam that people who don't understand money fall for. A lot of times they're wrapped up in pyramid schemes but not always. Buyer beware.

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