'I stopped all my internet accounts': 70-year-old Australian man falls in love with six-fingered deepfake, transfers $180,000
- Australian man Michael thought he found his soulmate in Melanie and transferred money.
- A retired psychologist in his 70s has been scammed out of $180,000 while he believed he had found his soulmate online.
- Queensland's Michael continued his long-distance courtship with Melanie, a nurse in South Africa, until she turned out to be a deepfake with six fingers and distorted AI video after a year.
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- Australian man Michael thought he found his soulmate in Melanie and transferred money.
- A retired psychologist in his 70s has been scammed out of $180,000 while he believed he had found his soulmate online.
- Queensland's Michael continued his long-distance courtship with Melanie, a nurse in South Africa, until she turned out to be a deepfake with six fingers and distorted AI video after a year.
Sources: Times of India