Gary was promised he would become an instant millionaire if he invested in one thing. Now he's been left penniless after losing $400,000 in the elaborate scam
Daily MailAn Australian man has lost his entire life savings to a crytopcurrency scam that used modified video clips of Elon Musk and Anthony Albanese endorsing the scheme. Gary Meachen, 71, from Broke in the NSW Hunter Valley, lost $411,000 after he was duped by a video on Facebook that promised viewers they would get rich quick. Gary Meachen lost his entire life savings after being tricked by a video that featured billionaire Elon Musk discussing a cryptocurrency scheme with a suite of high-profile individuals Mr Meachen, a long-time admirer of Musk, was told he was one of '45 chosen ones who will get a chance to earn money that will change your life'. A 71-year-old NSW man has revealed how he lost $411,000 in a Facebook scam that featured Elon Musk and Anthony Albanese in a get rich quick scheme 'I've never been on the dole, I've done everything correct in my life and I'll have to get on the pension.
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