A deep fake video have surfaced online of Tom Hanks and Morgan Freeman on Instagram, Facebook. The video claims ” Researchers at Standford University have just discovered a great trick capable of eliminating type 2 diabetes once and for all. More than 100,00 people of all ages are already using this 17 second grape trick solution and can finally control their sugar levels even while eating their favorite foods”. It’s not real.
Exposing the Gluco Balance Scam
The Gluco Balance scam claims to “reverse diabetes” with a so-called “17-second grape trick,” as advertised on Instagram. Clicking the “Learn More” button directs you to life4menstile.online, where another video promises that this grape trick will stabilize blood sugar in just 19 days. However, the video and the so-called interviews are not real; they are all deep fakes designed to deceive unsuspecting users into making a purchase.
Scam Analysis
Fake Testimonials
The video features a person named Julie Parker, who supposedly used the grape trick method to solve her diabetes problem. However, this video is fake and simply repeats the same misleading claims over and over.
Makes Use Of Deepfake Voice
Scammers use AI-generated videos with fake endorsements from famous celebrities like Tom Hanks and Morgan Freeman to promote Gluco Balance. If you look closely, you’ll see that the lips and voice don’t match up. No celebrities have endorsed any “17-second grape trick” that claims to magically cure type 2 diabetes.
How To Spot Fake Video Ads Created With Deepfake AI
Aside from the usual poor lip-syncing, robotic-sounding voices, strange word pronunciations, and digital background noise of Deepfake constructed videos, here are things to watch out for;
- Watch out for unnatural facial expressions and awkward facial-feature positioning: If someone’s face is pointing one way and their nose is pointing another, it clearly indicates something is off.
- Look out for Unnatural eye movement: a lack of eye movement, such as an absence of blinking — are red flags.
- Has zero emotion that doesn’t go along with what they’re supposedly saying.
- Teeth that don’t look real: An absence of outlines of individual teeth could be a clue that a particular video is created with deepfake technology.
What To Do If You Fall For This Scam
Cancel your credit card
Immediately call your financial provider and cancel your credit card. By so doing, the credit card details you used for your transaction would become null and void.
Request for a new card
After the old credit card has been cancelled, ask for a new card, it doesn’t cost much to get one. Your credit card issuer will issue you a new one with different numbers.
Report the Fraud To Relevant Authorities
Report the scam to relevant authorities and organizations. This includes:
- Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3): If you are in the United States, you can file a complaint with the IC3 at https://www.ic3.gov/.
- Your Local Consumer Protection Agency: Contact your local consumer protection agency or the equivalent regulatory body in your country.
- Better Business Bureau (BBB): File a complaint with the BBB if the online store is based in the United States.
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