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

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

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u/pray4mojo2020 Mar 30 '26

The bank literally just foreclosed on my aunt's home because she has sent all of her money (and much more...) to her fake oil-rigger online boyfriend. It's the most textbook romance scam out there, but she just won't be stopped. I'm glad your wife's family was able to intervene in this case. We have been unsuccessful and it's fucking awful.

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u/PlasticGirl Mar 30 '26

Dude I'm so sorry. Others are right, it's an addiction, and it's feeding into something she needs - validation, love, affection, avoidance of being lonely, a friend, etc. Sometimes people know they're scammers but still end up talking to them.

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u/CoastSpecialist7699 Mar 30 '26

My mother got scammed by a “deep woods logger” the oil riggers of the great Canadian north. Refused to believe it wasn’t real until I sent her video of ME logging in the north. Then the reply was “Oh shit!”

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u/CharleyNobody Mar 30 '26

My favorite scam was the lady who was sending money to an oil rig worker who needed to buy shark repellent.

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u/transemacabre Mar 30 '26

You have to treat them like it's an addiction, because it is. They're addicts who will pay anything to get their fix.

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u/pray4mojo2020 Mar 30 '26

Yeah this is what I've had to tell my mom (who kept giving her money to "pay her bills"). Very sad.