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Jon Bon Jovi Impostor Scams Woman Out of $10K With AI Videos
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Transcript of the segment
What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: Fox News.
Hank LedgerA woman lost more than ten thousand dollars to a fake Jon Bon Jovi on Instagram, and it nearly cost her her home.
Rosa TicksIt's a quiet inbox. Or it was.
Rosa TicksLeslie Pickett says the account used AI videos to build trust over months, and Fox News has the details!
Hank LedgerShe sent a hundred or a hundred fifty dollars at a time. Then she was told the payments hadn't gone through.
Rosa TicksBut she was suspicious, Hank!
Rosa TicksShe asked him to pull his right ear, cross his eyes and stick out his tongue, and a video arrived in five minutes!
Hank LedgerFive minutes.
Rosa TicksThe tongue was out, the ear was pulled, and the case is wide open! She says she wasn't too sure about verification check marks!
Hank LedgerShe said, quote, a girl can dream. That's the one sentence in this story I can't argue with.
Hank LedgerThe rating is one fake rock star out of five, allegedly.
Hank LedgerA real star takes a week to answer a text. This one did the ear thing in five minutes. That's the clue.
Hank LedgerJoin us here same time tomorrow.
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