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'''California.mp4''' is a [[shock video]] showing a picture of [[El Patron|Leonardo Alexander Caripe Brito's]] bloodied face deepfaked into singing California Gurls. The video was sent in an email to approximately 187 recipients on October 31, 2022, from a Gmail account named after the video's subject. | '''California.mp4''' is a [[shock video]] showing a picture of [[El Patron|Leonardo Alexander Caripe Brito's]] bloodied face deepfaked into singing California Gurls. The video was sent in an email to approximately 187 recipients from a mailing list on October 31, 2022, from a Gmail account named after the video's subject. | ||
== Email == | == Email == | ||
The email, simply titled "Hello.", said, "My name is Leonardo Alexander Caripe Brito. This is what I look like on video." Attached below the email is a video named California.mp4. Since Gmail has a problem previewing the video, it needed to be downloaded in order to view it. | The email, simply titled "Hello.", said, "My name is Leonardo Alexander Caripe Brito. This is what I look like on video." Attached below the email is a video named California.mp4. Since Gmail has a problem previewing the video, it needed to be downloaded in order to view it. When someone replies to the email, a bot would reply with a screenshot of the video.<ref name="scammerinfo">[https://scammer.info/t/gmail-troll-got-trolled-bad/112139 Gmail Troll Got Trolled Bad] Scammer Info.</ref> | ||
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== Response == | == Response == | ||
One of the recipients allegedly got the Gmail account's IP address, email address, and phone numbers. However, it | One of the recipients allegedly got the Gmail account's IP address, email address, and phone numbers. However, according to the creator of the post, it was proven to be false.<ref name="scammerinfo">[https://scammer.info/t/gmail-troll-got-trolled-bad/112139 Gmail Troll Got Trolled Bad] Scammer Info.</ref> | ||
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