AI-generated Elon Musk deepfake executes crypto scam on YouTube

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Over 30,000 people tuned into a supposed YouTube livestream of an Elon Musk 'deepfake' giving a talk about cryptocurrency.

The Bitcoin scammers strike again on YouTube, posing as Elon Musk this time, asking viewers to hand over their crypto in exchange for double their investment.In a bizarre online scam, the live stream of artificial intelligence generated deepfake of Tesla CEO Elon Musk on YouTube fooled thousands of people.

The Bitcoin scam continues to infiltrate all online channels with high-profile facades, and now increasingly it involves ‘fake’ celebrities too. During the YouTube Live video, the AI-generated deepfake of Musk suggested users deposit their cryptocurrencies, promising that they would receive “double the amount of the cryptocurrency you deposited.”

 

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