Ep 28: The Keanu Reeves Scam Epidemic: Romance, Fraud, and Human Trafficking

Keanu Reeves Celebrity Impersonation Scam Welcome back to Behind the Scams, presented by Stamp Out Scams. In this episode, Nick and Sue Henley take listeners deep into a crisis affecting thousands worldwide: celebrity impersonation scams. What starts as a story about fake Keanu Reeves accounts unfolds into a much larger tale of emotional manipulation, industrial-scale scam operations, and real victims losing their life savings. The Real Story of Margaret: A $100,000 Bitcoin Scam The episode covering the Keanu Reeves celebrity impersonation scam begins with Margaret, a 73-year-old woman from the rural South who lost approximately $100,000 in Bitcoin. Margaret was... Chapters

• (00:00:00) - Behind the Scams
• (00:01:06) - Behind the Scams
• (00:01:41) - The Irreparable Impersonation Scam
• (00:03:45) - Kevin Costner Scammer Loses $100,000 in
• (00:11:05) - The Kevin Costner Scammer's Story
• (00:17:11) - How Do Scammers Get Such a Powerful Hold Over People?
• (00:24:29) - Are Stars Taking a Stand Against Deepfakes?
• (00:26:37) - The Secret to Celebrity Romance Scams
• (00:31:37) - Celebrity Dating Scammer Targets Older Women
• (00:38:54) - Keanu Reeves Is The Most Impersonated Celebrity on the Internet
• (00:42:36) - Keanu Reeves Admits His Image Is Being Used to Defraud
• (00:43:26) - Keanu Reeves's AI Company Shut Down Impersonators
• (00:48:21) - Keanu Reeves Scam Farms
• (00:51:54) - Stepping Up to Stop Facial Scams
• (00:59:19) - The Scammer Who Lost $100,000 to the Fake
• (01:05:35) - Behind the Scams: Celebrity Impersonation Scams