veee@lemmy.ca to Ottawa@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year ago'All our dreams are gone': Ottawa couple scammed out of $177kottawa.ctvnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up162arrow-down1external-link'All our dreams are gone': Ottawa couple scammed out of $177kottawa.ctvnews.caveee@lemmy.ca to Ottawa@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square28fedilinkfile-text
It all started with an online video of what appeared to be Elon Musk promoting a new investment opportunity…
minus-squarepaddirn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·edit-21 year ago … video of what appeared to be Elon Musk promoting a new investment opportunity. I mean, that right there should’ve been their first red flag that something was wrong.
minus-squareAnticorp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoWhy would that be their red flag? Deep fakes fool a lot of people, especially older people who don’t even know they exist.
minus-squareAlecSadler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoBecause he’s the last person anyone should trust for investment advice.
I mean, that right there should’ve been their first red flag that something was wrong.
Why would that be their red flag? Deep fakes fool a lot of people, especially older people who don’t even know they exist.
Because he’s the last person anyone should trust for investment advice.