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Incident 907: Taranaki, New Zealand Resident Allegedly Defrauded of $224K in Bitcoin Scam Using Deepfake of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon

Description: A Taranaki, New Zealand resident allegedly lost $224,000 in a Bitcoin scam involving a deepfake video reportedly depicting Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. The AI-generated video, shared on Facebook, purportedly promoted cryptocurrency investments targeting superannuitants. Scammers posing as financial advisers reportedly gained remote access to the victim’s computer and created accounts to facilitate the transfer of funds.
Editor Notes: The incident date of 07/15/2024 is an approximation. Reconstructing the timeline of reported events: (1) Sometime in July 2024, a Taranaki, New Zealand resident, Jill Creasy, reportedly encountered a Facebook advertisement featuring a deepfake video of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon promoting cryptocurrency investments targeting superannuitants. (2) Believing the video to be genuine, Creasy responded to the advertisement and was contacted by an individual posing as a financial adviser, who provided instructions on how to invest in Bitcoin. (3) Over the next 26 days, the scammers allegedly gained remote access to Creasy’s computer through software and created accounts in her name on cryptocurrency exchange platforms. (4) The scammers reportedly transferred over $224,000 from Creasy’s accounts to purchase Bitcoin, redirecting the cryptocurrency to wallets under their control. (5) By late August 2024, Creasy reportedly realized she had been defrauded when promised returns failed to materialize, prompting her to report the incident to police and her bank. (6) In October 2024, alleged follow-up attempts by the scammers to extort additional funds were captured on a secret recording that is reportedly shows their tactics to maintain trust and pressure victims into compliance.

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Alleged: Unknown deepfake technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Scammers posing as Christopher Luxon and scammers, which harmed Superannuitants , Pensioners , New Zealanders , Jill Creasy and Elderly investors.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown deepfake app and Facebook

Incident Stats

Incident ID
907
Report Count
3
Incident Date
2024-07-15
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Incident OccurrencePensioner loses $224k after being tricked by AI deepfake Christopher Luxon cryptocurrency investment scamScammers who used Christopher Luxon deepfake video to steal $224,000 from pensioner caught on secret recordingBanks are grappling with a scam ‘crisis’ while Facebook profits from it
Pensioner loses $224k after being tricked by AI deepfake Christopher Luxon cryptocurrency investment scam

Pensioner loses $224k after being tricked by AI deepfake Christopher Luxon cryptocurrency investment scam

nzherald.co.nz

Scammers who used Christopher Luxon deepfake video to steal $224,000 from pensioner caught on secret recording

Scammers who used Christopher Luxon deepfake video to steal $224,000 from pensioner caught on secret recording

nzherald.co.nz

Banks are grappling with a scam ‘crisis’ while Facebook profits from it

Banks are grappling with a scam ‘crisis’ while Facebook profits from it

thespinoff.co.nz

Pensioner loses $224k after being tricked by AI deepfake Christopher Luxon cryptocurrency investment scam
nzherald.co.nz · 2024

A Taranaki grandmother lost $224,000 to scammers after being duped by an AI-generated deepfake video of Christopher Luxon encouraging superannuitants to invest in cryptocurrency.

Jill Creasy, 72, spotted the realistic-looking video advertis…

Scammers who used Christopher Luxon deepfake video to steal $224,000 from pensioner caught on secret recording
nzherald.co.nz · 2024

Scammers who used an AI-generated deepfake video of Christopher Luxon to steal $224,000 from a Taranaki grandmother have now been caught on a secret recording trying to extort even more money from the pensioner.

The recorded conversations s…

Banks are grappling with a scam ‘crisis’ while Facebook profits from it
thespinoff.co.nz · 2024

The story would have been dystopian a few years ago, but is now routine, almost unremarkable. A pensioner sees an advertisement starring prime minister Chris Luxon, encouraging investment in cryptocurrency. Within weeks she transfers over $…

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