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incidents/AIR-2026-0400

Woman Loses Funds in Deepfake MrBeast Cryptocurrency Scam

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

A Canadian victim lost fourteen thousand dollars after interacting with a social media cryptocurrency advertisement featuring a deepfake of a prominent creator. Police reported multiple fraudulent transfers to crypto wallets.

Details

type
AI-enabled attack
Attackers used AI as a meaningful part of a cyberattack against someone else.
categories
  • Deepfake fraud
    Synthetic voice, video or images used to impersonate people for fraud, extortion or access.
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
mitre atlas
Both rows are derived from the type and categories (OWASP 2025 edition, ATLAS release 2026.09), not classified per record. How
severity
4 · Confirmed real-world loss
Financial loss, PHI/PII breach, safety impact or regulatory action.
targets
Individuals
products
MrBeast Deepfake Ads
incident date
5 May 2026
first reported
5 May 2026
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
classifier confidence
0.85 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
deepfake_fraud · crypto_scam · impersonation
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2026-05-05
    Guelph, Ontario, Woman Reportedly Lost $14,000 in Purported Deepfake MrBeast Cryptocurrency Scam
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1485

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