‘Jennifer Aniston' deepfake suckers in victims across world including Paul Davis - and there's ‘Brad Pitt' too
This Jennifer Aniston is a crook — and she's an expert at convincing you to part with your hard-earned money.
But take a long, hard, closer look. She's not even real. She's a deepfake. One of a tricky new wave of frauds taking place across the world.
And the sweet talker has suckered in victims around the globe — including red-faced Paul Davis.
The 43-year-old handed over $415 to the AI scammer after falling for her charms.
He admits to being sceptical at first but when she sent him her driving licence and told him that she 'loved him', he was sucked in.
'I've had fake videos from Jennifer Aniston saying she loves me and asking for £200 ($415). I believed it — and I paid,' he said.
Mr Davis sent the fraudster Apple gift cards to the value, saying: 'I got bitten. Once bitten, twice shy.'
He said he finally fell victim after months of being hounded.
'It's been going on for about five months,' Mr Davis, who battles depression, said.
'I thought people would get into trouble for this but these people seem to be having a laugh and getting away with it.
'I can't keep taking that sort of hit.'
Mr Davis, from Southampton in England, said he knew others who had been scammed out of $1000 in Apple gift vouchers.
Scammers often request victims buy gift cards and send them to them.
Mr Davis is not the only soul feeling sorry for himself.
A French woman lost her marriage, fortune and mental health to 'Brad Pitt', who was unmasked in Nigeria.
She was scammed into funding a fake cancer treatment for the star after receiving AI-generated selfies and sweet-talking texts.
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