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.
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.