Shit, I've been scammed once. Not for any profit, but some hacker got inside the company system to impersonate an HR person and managed to get some of my personal documents. Worst fucking feeling, I was careless and felt so fucking stupid. Made me extra cautious now and a bit more sympathetic for people that fall for this kind of shit.
I know its not really the same scenario as here, but what I guess is that if you only have 600 dollars in your bank you're probably struggling, and you could do with a bit more cash to sort your life out. This guy you trust comes at you and promises some easy money, and in your situation that extra money would really make a huge change, so you risk it. Hard times often end up in a spiral of bad decisions.
And yeah, this aint no Robbin Wood shit. It's quite vile to do this shit to other people that are struggling. I honestly feel bad for the OP.
I also dont believe that video of Joey Tershay is a deep fake. Usually deep fakes are filmed stationary, with a fixed camera angle so it's easier for AI to recreate faces and gestures. But also, of all the people, why Joey Tershay?! Why does he need to get involved in this scamming thing? You would guess ACE makes enough money.
All of it is sounds really fishy and I have no logical theory for it.