Deepfake case study · Video
Two Canadians from Ontario and Charlottetown deepfake (Dec 2025)
Two Canadians lost a combined $2.3 million to a deepfake crypto scam. One victim saw a deepfake video of Elon Musk promoting a crypto investment, and the other saw a video related to Dragon's Den. Both videos…
- Incident date
- Dec 2025
- Target
- Two Canadians from Ontario and Charlottetown
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Two Canadians lost a combined $2.3 million to a deepfake crypto scam. One victim saw a deepfake video of Elon Musk promoting a crypto investment, and the other saw a video related to Dragon's Den. Both videos promised fast profits from small initial deposits.