Almost Lost $3K to a Deepfake — Please Show This to Your Parents
I wasn’t going to post this but… if it saves even one person, it’s worth it.
Last week, I got a call from my “uncle.” Same voice, same slang, even the weird way he says “hey there, champ.” He told me he was stuck traveling and needed crypto sent ASAP.
I was seconds away from sending $3K in USDC.
Until I remembered… he literally hates crypto. Like, he calls it “nerd gambling.”
So I called his actual number.
He was home. Watching golf. No emergencies.
Turns out it was a deepfake AI scam. They scraped his YouTube video from a family reunion, cloned his voice, and spoofed the caller ID. It was perfect. TERRIFYINGLY perfect.
I’ve read stories like this before but never thought it’d happen to me.
Now I keep wondering — what if they had called my mom instead?
Please, please tell your family:
🔹 Never send crypto based on a call
🔹 Always verify identity through a second method
🔹 AI scams are here and getting better every month
I hate that this is our new normal, but here we are.
And yeah, I’m setting up a “safe word” with everyone I care about now. Might feel silly… until it saves your life savings.
#Finance #MakeMoney #CryptoScams
