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Immigrants in Canada

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Incident 8761 Report
Deepfake Videos Allegedly Used to Defraud Canadian Immigrants Out of Thousands of Dollars

2024-11-24

Deepfake videos allegedly impersonated Toronto immigration lawyer Max Chaudhary, targeting Canadian immigrants via WhatsApp. The videos, appearing personal and realistic, requested thousands of dollars for legal services never rendered. Exploiting confusion caused by changing immigration rules, the scam reportedly aimed to defraud vulnerable individuals during a time of desperation and uncertainty.

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scammers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 876
    1 Report

    Deepfake Videos Allegedly Used to Defraud Canadian Immigrants Out of Thousands of Dollars

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Fraudsters

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 876
    1 Report

    Deepfake Videos Allegedly Used to Defraud Canadian Immigrants Out of Thousands of Dollars

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Unknown deepfake technology developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 876
    1 Report

    Deepfake Videos Allegedly Used to Defraud Canadian Immigrants Out of Thousands of Dollars

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Immigrants in Toronto

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 876
    1 Report

    Deepfake Videos Allegedly Used to Defraud Canadian Immigrants Out of Thousands of Dollars

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Max Chaudhary

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 876
    1 Report

    Deepfake Videos Allegedly Used to Defraud Canadian Immigrants Out of Thousands of Dollars

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Unknown deepfake tool

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 876
    1 Report

    Deepfake Videos Allegedly Used to Defraud Canadian Immigrants Out of Thousands of Dollars

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