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Deepfake of Elon musk, Bitcoin Scam running on Youtube (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by heartbreaker@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] Thistlewick@lemmynsfw.com 85 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I mean if we are deepfaking things for Elon to do, why pick something so on brand? I guess it lends legitimacy to the scam, because if anyone were to be shilling a crypto scam, it’s that old musky ballsack.

[–] heartbreaker@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And people who think he is a genius are more likely to believe it, unfortunately.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago

If they wind up believing they got scammed by Elon Musk, something good may come of this in the end.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago

Yes, adding legitimacy is the point. The scammers want to scam people.

[–] Lanusensei87@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Web3 evangelists are VERY obsessed with Elon, all they need is a couple of them to not do the due diligence and they'll make bank.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

When trying to scam people, why pick something that they will believe?

I think you answered your own question