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Unknown scammers impersonating MrBeast

Incidents involved as Deployer

Incident 14851 Report
Guelph, Ontario, Woman Reportedly Lost $14,000 in Purported Deepfake MrBeast Cryptocurrency Scam

2026-05-05

A Guelph, Ontario, woman reportedly lost $14,000 after clicking a social-media ad for a cryptocurrency investment purportedly promoted by MrBeast. Police said her losses accumulated through an initial $250 payment and later transfers made after she spoke with supposed representatives and someone she believed was the YouTube creator, including $5,000 sent to a crypto wallet.

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Unknown scammers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1485
    1 Report

    Guelph, Ontario, Woman Reportedly Lost $14,000 in Purported Deepfake MrBeast Cryptocurrency Scam

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Unknown deepfake technology developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1485
    1 Report

    Guelph, Ontario, Woman Reportedly Lost $14,000 in Purported Deepfake MrBeast Cryptocurrency Scam

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Unknown voice cloning technology developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1485
    1 Report

    Guelph, Ontario, Woman Reportedly Lost $14,000 in Purported Deepfake MrBeast Cryptocurrency Scam

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Unnamed Guelph, Ontario woman

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1485
    1 Report

    Guelph, Ontario, Woman Reportedly Lost $14,000 in Purported Deepfake MrBeast Cryptocurrency Scam

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General public

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1485
    1 Report

    Guelph, Ontario, Woman Reportedly Lost $14,000 in Purported Deepfake MrBeast Cryptocurrency Scam

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Fans of MrBeast

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1485
    1 Report

    Guelph, Ontario, Woman Reportedly Lost $14,000 in Purported Deepfake MrBeast Cryptocurrency Scam

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Epistemic integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1485
    1 Report

    Guelph, Ontario, Woman Reportedly Lost $14,000 in Purported Deepfake MrBeast Cryptocurrency Scam

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YouTube users

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1485
    1 Report

    Guelph, Ontario, Woman Reportedly Lost $14,000 in Purported Deepfake MrBeast Cryptocurrency Scam

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social media users

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  • Incident 1485
    1 Report

    Guelph, Ontario, Woman Reportedly Lost $14,000 in Purported Deepfake MrBeast Cryptocurrency Scam

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Unknown deepfake technology

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  • Incident 1485
    1 Report

    Guelph, Ontario, Woman Reportedly Lost $14,000 in Purported Deepfake MrBeast Cryptocurrency Scam

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Unknown voice cloning technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1485
    1 Report

    Guelph, Ontario, Woman Reportedly Lost $14,000 in Purported Deepfake MrBeast Cryptocurrency Scam

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Unknown generative AI tools

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1485
    1 Report

    Guelph, Ontario, Woman Reportedly Lost $14,000 in Purported Deepfake MrBeast Cryptocurrency Scam

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Social media advertising systems

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1485
    1 Report

    Guelph, Ontario, Woman Reportedly Lost $14,000 in Purported Deepfake MrBeast Cryptocurrency Scam

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Cryptocurrency wallet infrastructure

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1485
    1 Report

    Guelph, Ontario, Woman Reportedly Lost $14,000 in Purported Deepfake MrBeast Cryptocurrency Scam

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