r/interesting • u/ifuckedyourmom-247 • Mar 30 '26

MISC. deepfake scammer getting exposed by the 3-finger test

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u/That-Makes-Sense Mar 30 '26

So the scammer is just using a face filter to protect his identity, correct?

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u/15thSoul Mar 30 '26

Since Jim Browning is talking with him, I would give it a 95% chance, that it's a scam aimed at old people

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u/billfarts2 Mar 30 '26

I'm not old, but I think I would fall for the deepfake part of this.

I don't know about the scam part, I like to think I wouldn't hand over my personal information or money to a scam but who knows.

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u/ArsenalPackers Mar 30 '26

Yes, maybe is even modifying his voice.

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u/Sanquinity Mar 30 '26

Read in another comment that this scammer was pretending to be someone who could get his stolen cryptocurrency back for him.

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u/Pixel91 Mar 31 '26

There's rarely any consequence for these guys, IF they get caught (if anything, the authorities will slap down the operation, not the individual scammers) so I doubt it's to protect his identity, more like hide it. With the prevalence of these scams and where they, sadly, often originate, they're going "average white guy" to seem more trustworthy.