Today, I learned that the cancer patient in a foreign country I sent money too from an ad on TikTok was a deepfake AI used by scammers. I thought I'd actually helped someone. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I found out my ex has been using AI to fake a whole relationship with me. He’s been sending pics to his family abroad about our supposed lives together, including a wedding, vacations, and even children. I only found out after one of his cousins messaged me wanting to visit. FML
Today, I found out the fund-raiser my uncle ran to raise money for his cancer treatment was all a sham, that he doesn't even have cancer, and that the money was to fund a coke habit nobody knew he even had. FML
Today, I was catfished through Facebook dating, even after making her do a photo verification. Apparently anyone can take a selfie holding up three fingers if they have a good enough AI generator. I'm terrified for the future. FML
Today, I found out that my girlfriend was cheating on me, thanks to a friend's TikTok account. FML
Today, my twit of a husband admitted to falling for an internet scam involving a dead foreign politician, the promise of a share in millions of dollars currently stuck in a bank, and him having wired a large amount of our money to "bribe an official". FML
Today, I woke up to dozens of messages from friends and family, all asking about a video of me saying something awful. It wasn’t me. It was AI. But try explaining that to my grandma. FML
Today, I found out that the man I met online was a fake Facebook account, made by my daughter and her friends. FML
Today, I had a vulnerable day, which led me to being scammed 2400 dollars, worried about something that a simple Google search and five seconds of reading would've rectified. FML
Today, a friend of mine sent me a Twitter link, along with the question, "Isn't that your mom?" It was. She was pretending to have shaky arms from the Covid vaccine. This sort of shit is why we hardly ever talk to each other. Oh and her acting was worse than any school play I've ever seen. FML
Today, I found out the money my husband's been funneling from our bank account wasn't for drugs or gifts for another girl like I thought. It was for a guy he stupidly believed was a foreign diplomat, who supposedly needed to bribe officials in order to send us several million dollars. FML
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Top comments
Lost Reggie 22
Your money went to the wrong place, but your heart was in the right one. Next time, look to reputable cancer charities or crowdfunding sites that verify the need.
d j mom 9
while it was nice if you to try to help, unfortunately most online stuff is fake. at least now you know.
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Comments (8)
Elizabeth Burley 22
Sorry OP, but FYL for falling for that obvious scam. TikTok is full of them. I hope you didn't send too much money. Be careful next time you're scrolling.
Lost Reggie 22
Your money went to the wrong place, but your heart was in the right one. Next time, look to reputable cancer charities or crowdfunding sites that verify the need.
d j mom 9
while it was nice if you to try to help, unfortunately most online stuff is fake. at least now you know.
wrecklesswfire 3
come on! you really fell for that?!
great_nate 26
Duh
JuneBleeds4 20
A whole new generation of people are going to fall for the old "Nigerian Prince" email, now updated with AI.
Crowned Sataness 12
your heart was in the right place. nothing in TikTok is real. almost nothing on the Internet period is real
Evolving_Squid 15
Repeat after me: Nobody mooching money from a foreign country for cancer, plane tickets, because they love you, because their kids are sick, etc. online is for real. NONE.