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Ottawa@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 months ago

'All our dreams are gone': Ottawa couple scammed out of $177k

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'All our dreams are gone': Ottawa couple scammed out of $177k

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Ottawa@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 months ago

An Ottawa couple is sharing their story of falling prey to fraudsters pushing phony investments to try and help others avoid the same fate.

It all started with an online video of what appeared to be Elon Musk promoting a new investment opportunity…

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Why would that be their red flag? Deep fakes fool a lot of people, especially older people who don’t even know they exist.
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  Because he’s the last person anyone should trust for investment advice.

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