Deepfake Video Impersonating Official Used in Major Crypto Scam

# Deepfake Video Impersonating Official Used in Major Crypto Scam

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/deepfake-video-impersonating-official-used-in-major-crypto-s · AIR-2025-0076 · closed 2025-07-15

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 4 (Confirmed real-world loss)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2025-07-01
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: Facebook

## Summary

An Ontario retiree lost nearly 1 million dollars after encountering a Facebook advertisement featuring an AI-generated deepfake video. The scam led the victim to liquidate retirement savings and mortgage property.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2025-07-01: Reported Deepfake Video Impersonating Mark Carney Used in Nearly $1M Cryptocurrency Scam Targeting Ontario Senior (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1532)

## Sources

- 2025-07-01 AI Incident Database: Reported Deepfake Video Impersonating Mark Carney Used in Nearly $1M Cryptocurrency Scam Targeting Ontario Senior https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1532

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