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.

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    6 months ago

    This poor woman has been living her entire god damned life with this clown. Poor, poor woman.

    Just imagine thinking Elon musk has the time of day to ask you for $7500. Mother fucker makes more than that every minute of his life

    Absolute clown shoes, I’m not gonna say he deserved it. But christ on a stick, you’re making me define where the line of “deserving” is.