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.
Yeah guaranteed this isn’t the first incredibly stupid thing he’s done - probably while ignoring the advise of everyone else - but it may be the latest or most expensive.
The guy is also at an age where cognitive decline can start to set in. A lot of the early symptoms include becoming angrier and having worse impulse control.