Des Healey lost £76,000 in a scam using a deepfake of Martin Lewis and Elon Musk.

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Scams: 'I was duped by Martin Lewis deepfake advert'

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The BBC Sounds podcast host and ITV regular has spoken out on Twitter, now X, over a rise in scams - using his face - with the Money Saving Expert founder becoming the most scammed face in the UK.

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Martin Lewis issues £73,000 scam warning and warns 'no one is safe'

Martin Lewis has warned the public - and his Twitter followers - over a rise in scams using his face, with the Money Saving Expert founder becoming the most scammed face in the UK

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Martin Lewis' face used to help commit £73,000 scam - and no one is safe

"It's quite difficult for me to have to sit in the same room as you", money saving expert Martin Lewis says as Des Healey, a kitchen fitter from Brighton, walked into the BBC Radio 5 Live studio. Like many...

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'I was scammed out of £75k by Martin Lewis deepfake advert'

Des lost £76,000 after falling victim to a scam advert on Facebook 
“It’s quite difficult for me to have to sit in the same room as you”, money saving expert Martin Lewis says as Des Healey, a kitchen fitter from Brighton, walked into the  Radio 5 Live studio. Like many other people, Des had fallen victim to a scam advert on Facebook which used a deepfake of Martin along with tech billionaire Elon Musk promoting a non-existent bitcoin investment…

Scams: 'I was duped by Martin Lewis deepfake advert'

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