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Ontario Senior Loses $15K in Deepfake Scam That Used Doug Ford’s Likeness

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An Ontario senior has lost more than $15,000 in a fraudulent scheme that employed a “deepfake” of Premier Doug Ford endorsing a mutual fund account.

A man in his 80s was scammed after clicking on a Facebook advertisement that appeared to feature Ontario’s premier promoting a mutual fund account, Guelph police said in a June 24 press release. The man reported the fraud on June 23.

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