Deepfake case study · Video
Melanie Valentine and her husband deepfake (Oct 2025)
A man approached Melanie Valentine at a Home Depot with a realistic-looking video allegedly showing someone stealing her husband's truck, attempting to lure her away to catch the 'thief'. Valentine refused and called…
- Incident date
- Oct 2025
- Target
- Melanie Valentine and her husband
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
A man approached Melanie Valentine at a Home Depot with a realistic-looking video allegedly showing someone stealing her husband's truck, attempting to lure her away to catch the 'thief'. Valentine refused and called the police, who are investigating it as suspicious activity involving AI. The video was likely a deepfake intended to facilitate a carjacking scheme.