AI incident #1532 ·
Reported Deepfake Video Impersonating Mark Carney Used in Nearly $1M Cryptocurrency Scam Targeting Ontario Senior
What happened
An Ontario retiree, Judy Skene, reportedly lost nearly $1 million after a Facebook ad featuring an alleged AI-generated deepfake video of Prime Minister Mark Carney drew her into a cryptocurrency investment scam. Reports said scammers later persuaded her to liquidate retirement funds, mortgage her condo, and take a credit-card cash advance.
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- Targets Of Scams, Targets Of Scammers In Canada, Mark Carney, Judy Skene, Investors, Epistemic Integrity, Elderly Investors, Elderly Individuals, Cryptocurrency Investors, Elderly Individuals In Canada
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