‘How could you get the prime minister?’ bank user despairs as he loses $12,000 after watching video of ‘Justin Trudeau’ | YL4QXDC | 2024-05-04 05:08:01
'How could you get the prime minister?' bank user despairs as he loses $12,000 after watching video of 'Justin Trudeau' | YL4QXDC | 2024-05-04 05:08:01
A MAN lost his $12,000 life savings after being duped into investing in a deep fake cryptocurrency scheme.
Stephen Henry came across the fake video on YouTube in November 2023, which appeared to show Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau endorsing the cryptocurrency exchange and investing platform.
The clip, modified by artificial intelligence and voice cloning, showed Trudeau approving the platform as a way of "helping Canadians safeguard their financial future."
When Henry saw Trudeau standing by the platform, he thought it was legitimate and proceeded to invest $250.
"I thought, 'It's got to be legitimate, it's got to be perfect, If not, how could you get the prime minister?'" Henry told CTV.
"So I thought, 'It's got to be official.'"
Henry continued investing and ended up pumping his entire life savings, $12,000.
The platform fooled Henry into believing his investments had ballooned to over $40,000.
When Henry tried to withdraw some of the money, he was unable to do so and realized he had been scammed.
"When I tried to get something back, it's the hardest process in the world," he told the outlet.
"Now, I'm ripped off of all my chances of ever making a life.
"That was all the money I had."
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Trudeau's office confirmed that they've seen similar false advertisements.
"The amount of deceptive, fake, and misleading information and accounts targeting elected officials is increasingly cornering and unacceptable, particularly in an era with deepfake technology," the Prime Minister's Office said.
The Canadian government said educating communities on the dangers of AI and social media scams is critical in protecting yourself against the schemes.
"Societal norms and discourse on deepfakes should be nudged to create a social environment where people are not only more skeptical about what they see, but also are encouraged to challenge each others' information claims," the Canadian Security Intelligence Service told the outlet.
"To alter societal norms, thought leaders and those most central in social networks are key.
"Educational resources including digital literacy training are helpful tools, especially if directed at influencers.
"Videos explaining political deepfakes have been found to reduce uncertainty, and in so doing can increase trust in media. But norms only really change through collective action."
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