Editor Notes: The incident date of 07/15/2024 is an approximation. Reconstructing the timeline of reported events: (1) Sometime in July 2024, a Taranaki, New Zealand resident, Jill Creasy, reportedly encountered a Facebook advertisement featuring a deepfake video of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon promoting cryptocurrency investments targeting superannuitants. (2) Believing the video to be genuine, Creasy responded to the advertisement and was contacted by an individual posing as a financial adviser, who provided instructions on how to invest in Bitcoin. (3) Over the next 26 days, the scammers allegedly gained remote access to Creasy’s computer through software and created accounts in her name on cryptocurrency exchange platforms. (4) The scammers reportedly transferred over $224,000 from Creasy’s accounts to purchase Bitcoin, redirecting the cryptocurrency to wallets under their control. (5) By late August 2024, Creasy reportedly realized she had been defrauded when promised returns failed to materialize, prompting her to report the incident to police and her bank. (6) In October 2024, alleged follow-up attempts by the scammers to extort additional funds were captured on a secret recording that is reportedly shows their tactics to maintain trust and pressure victims into compliance.