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[–] AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't know, the "Spanish prisoner" is a scam that seems to be reinvented every few years every time we see a little bit of a change in technology. It wouldn't take much to fake a person's voice with a trained model, especially if that person has an online profile open to the public where they post content in their own voice.

[–] mwproductions@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The Spanish Prisoner is also an excellent David Mamet film.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

A: The Spanish Prisoner is also an excellent...

B: ...excellent

A: David... David Mamet.

B: What I'm saying is, when it comes to excellent films

A: That's what I'm saying

B: (simultaneously) David Mamet

A: (simultaneously) Mamet

B: it's excellent

A: hm. The best.

[–] AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

The plot of the movie is very similar to the basic setup of a 419 scam, which was given the nickname "the Spanish prisoner"

I'm going to go ahead and check that out tonight. Looks like it has a great cast.