Is 'Deepfake Assets Recovery' legit or just another scam feeding off my previous loss?
Okay, so I was part of that huge 'deepfake AI stock trading bot' scam last month – you know, the one where they made it look like Elon Musk was promoting some crazy investment thing? Yeah, i fell for it, lost about 12k. Super embarrassing, my husband RIPPED into me. Anyway, I've been trying to put it behind me, but a new weird thing happened. I got an email and then a WhatsApp message from a company called 'Deepfake Assets Recovery.' They said they saw my info on a leaked list of victims (which honestly, sounds plausible given how sophisticated the original scam was).
They're claiming they can get my money back, saying they have some 'proprietary AI forensic tools' to trace the funds. But they want an 'initial processing fee' of $950 to start the trace. It just feels... off. Like, why would a legitimate company need an upfront fee? And 'proprietary AI forensic tools'? It sounds a bit too good to be true, given how untraceable crypto is supposed to be. I'm in San Antonio, USA. Did anyone else get contacted by them? Are they real, or am i just walking into round two of getting scammed?
asked by Ashley Davis· 12d ago
