The victim revealed the scammer pretending to be Elon Musk said “I love you” during the deepfake video call. -AFP
Jeong Ji-sun, whom South Korean broadcaster KBS has agreed to refer to by a pseudonym, shared how she became a victim of a romance scam on its In-Depth 60 Minutes. “I experienced something like a dream last year. On July 17 , ‘Musk’ added me as a friend on Instagram. Although I have been a huge fan of Musk after reading his autobiography, I doubted it at first.”“‘Musk’ sent me his ID card and a photo of him at work. In addition, ‘Musk’ talked about his children and about taking a helicopter to work at Tesla or SpaceX. He also explained that he contacts fans randomly.
The scammer later provided a Korean bank account number, and said: “I’m happy when my fans are getting rich because of me.”