A weird OneCoin “relaunch” web site has popped up.
Featured on the positioning is a promo video that includes a DeepFakes actor enjoying OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova.
The OneCoin relaunch web site is hosted on the area “onelife.earth”. This area was solely lately registered on June twenty fourth, 2021.
The area was privately registered, hiding possession particulars.
The actor enjoying Ruja Ignatova is seated at a white desk. She is draped in a loose-fitting bathrobe, beneath of which is a black turtle-neck.
The rationale for this garb isn’t a coincidence. Evaluation of the footage suggests it’s a DeepFakes video. Therefore every little thing however the actor’s face and masculine fingers are lined in black.
You’ll be able to confirm this your self by watching the video. Pay explicit consideration to the Ignatova actor’s chin as she speaks when sitting up [1:09].
The actor’s eyes are additionally useless. This is most noticeable within the pauses of the actor’s irregular speech patterns (they’re studying from a script they didn’t write).
One other inform is the lighting on Ignatova’s face. From the shadows on the again wall we are able to confirm lighting is directed on the actor. Irrespective of the place DeepFakes Ruja strikes her head although, the lighting solid on her face stays the identical.
That is particularly noticeable on the finish of the video when the actor swings again within the chair.
These are present DeepFakes limitations of AI imposing Ruja’s face over the actor’s facial expressions.
If the actor was actual, visually they could cross as Ruja Ignatova (at a distance), however the ruse falls aside when Ignatova speaks.
Versus Ruja Ignatova’s distinct deep japanese European accent, the actor has a a lot increased and pitched and accent.
I’m not intimately accustomed to regional dialects however the actor’s accent and intonation additionally sounds extra distinctly Russian to me too.
Manufacturing of the video (echoing, shadows) suggests it was shot on a budget.
On the time of publication the OneCoin relaunch web site is soliciting contact particulars of OneCoin affiliate traders.
This means the relaunch web site is little greater than a restoration rip-off. This syncs with actor Ruja promising a “beneficiant reward” for many who hand over their contact particulars.
It actually wouldn’t be the primary time scammers in japanese Europe have used an actor to entrance a restoration rip-off.
The standard restoration rip-off mannequin sees scammers promise full or partial restoration to Ponzi or pyramid scheme victims.
Someplace alongside the way in which they ask for extra money (introduced as a charge or another expense).
Within the case of the OneCoin restoration rip-off, right here’s how that can play out:
[1:29] Key folks from my workforce turned out to be traitors and I’ve no entry to servers or funds…
[2:36] We’d like assets. And I wish to rent the most effective blockchain specialists…
[2:54] For this I would like donations and funding from you.
As soon as the mark pays the scammers, nothing additional occurs.
If the scammers suppose they’ve a very gullible fish on the road, they could string the mark alongside and request additional funds.
DeepFakes Ruja guarantees a “particular token” to gullible traders who hand over cash.
Greatest case state of affairs, you hand over scammers extra money and are left bagholding some newly created shit coin.
Clearly anybody with half a mind isn’t going to fall for this. The OneCoin restoration rip-off seems to be pitched at simply duped uneducated simpletons.
Sadly this suits completely with these nonetheless concerned in and actively selling OneCoin.
