Someone created a fake VC fund using AI and managed to deceive major players in both Wall Street and the crypto space. The scheme actually worked—they successfully manipulated industry insiders and attracted significant attention from heavy hitters. It's honestly a wild example of how susceptible even sophisticated investors can be to social engineering and carefully crafted narratives. The incident highlights a critical gap: despite all the due diligence talk, bad actors can still game the system when they play the psychology angle right. Makes you wonder what other elaborate plays are happening quietly in the market that we never hear about.
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SatoshiNotNakamoto
· 2025-12-22 20:36
Wow, this is great! Even VC can be fooled by AI, what can we retail investors do?
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tx_or_didn't_happen
· 2025-12-22 09:54
These days even VC can use AI for face-swapping, what should I be worried about, haha
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So the question now is, are the coins I hold real or also fabricated by AI...
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It's clever, even the old suckers have crashed, this combo move is worth learning
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To put it bluntly, it's just about telling a good story, who in the crypto world doesn't buy into this?
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I want to know how many of these "funds" are operating in the shadows, it's chilling to think about
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Isn't this the ultimate form of social engineering? It's incredible
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Wait, does this mean due diligence is actually just for show? I need to reassess my investment approach
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Damn, if those people on Wall Street get tricked like this, how can retail investors survive?
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This wave of artificial intelligence has really given scammers a boost
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Just want to ask how many fake VCs are in the list I follow?
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DegenRecoveryGroup
· 2025-12-22 09:52
AI-generated fake VCs is a brilliant move, these pros are always bragging about due diligence, but still got social engineered... hilarious
I have to say, this isn't anything new, people have been doing this for a long time
Those guys on Wall Street are just paper tigers, their storytelling ability is ten times stronger than theirs, and it's all good
Now that I think about it, how many projects could be done like this... what we see is just the tip of the iceberg
But to be honest, is AI really that powerful? It's even automating financial fraud.
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AirdropBuffet
· 2025-12-22 09:35
Ngl, this is really amazing. The AI face-swapping trick to deceive VC funds is too ruthless... I feel like this is just the appetizer.
Someone created a fake VC fund using AI and managed to deceive major players in both Wall Street and the crypto space. The scheme actually worked—they successfully manipulated industry insiders and attracted significant attention from heavy hitters. It's honestly a wild example of how susceptible even sophisticated investors can be to social engineering and carefully crafted narratives. The incident highlights a critical gap: despite all the due diligence talk, bad actors can still game the system when they play the psychology angle right. Makes you wonder what other elaborate plays are happening quietly in the market that we never hear about.