Paul Davies from Southampton believed he was chatting to the Friends star.
A devastated Friends superfan claims he was brutally scammed out of £200 by a fraudster posing as Jennifer Aniston.
Paul Davies from Southampton believed he was chatting to the Rachel Green star on social media, before ‘Jennifer‘ asked him to hand over the cash so she could pay for her “Apple subscriptions” reports the Mirror.
Paul claims he was bombarded with scarily realistic AI-generated videos and messages from supposed Hollywood stars, including fake clips of Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk.
The 43-year-old said ‘Jen‘ sent him her driving license as proof of her identity and he fell for it, not least because she told him she ‘loved him’.
Speaking to The Sun, he said: “I’ve had fake videos from Jennifer Aniston saying she loves me and asking for £200. I believed it – and I paid.”
The cruel scam saw him send £200 worth of non-refundable Apple gift cards to the alleged American sweetheart as Paul admitted: “I got bitten. “Once bitten, twice shy.”
During their conversation on social media, ‘Jennifer‘ sent various sweet messages to Paul while also warning him not to contact Facebook because “you don’t want problems”.
The twisted con is part of a worrying wave of deepfake, AI generated videos, which often forge someone’s face, voice or entire likeness.
Paul says he’s been hounded by droves of deepfake videos, often claiming he’s won a huge prize, endorsed by a fake celebrity.
One video even showed a fake Zuckerberg declaring: “This is not a scam – believe me” while flashing a phoney ID.
“They make it look so real,” Paul said. “It’s been going on for five months. I thought someone would get in trouble for this, but they seem to be having a laugh – and getting away with it.”
Paul, who admits his mental health has been affected by the scam, said he’s sharing his story to protect others.
It comes as another unsuspecting Facebook user was duped by a scammer pretending to be Brad Pitt.
The con artist swindled a French woman out of nearly £700,000 by pretending to be the Fight Club star, despite actually living in Nigeria and never stepping foot in front of a camera.
Interior designer Anne, 53, was tricked into funding a bogus cancer treatment for the so-called superstar after being sent AI-generated selfies and love messages.
The sham romance dragged on for over a year, costing Anne her life savings, her marriage, and her mental health.
Eventually a crack team discovered the scammer’s identity, his Nigerian home, along with, sadly, 34 other victims.
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