Cryptocurrency scam: Elon Musk’s deepfake used in a YouTube live video

Elon Musk’s deepfake was used for a YouTube live video that promoted a cryptocurrency scam, attracting more than 30,000 viewers.

Recently, viewers got attracted to a YouTube live video broadcast that featured Elon Musk’s deepfake, which was used to promote a cryptocurrency scam. This attracted a massive over 30,000 viewers, getting lured by the deepfake of Elon Musk.

A cryptocurrency scam using the deepfake of Elon Musk.

To carry out a successful cryptocurrency scam, scamsters used a deepfake of Elon Musk on their YouTube Livestream to deceive viewers. The broadcast ran for five long hours, featuring the AI-generated version of Elon Musk’s voice. The deepfake instructed viewers to deposit their Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Dogecoin on a specific website for a giveaway. The scam promised that the system would “automatically send back double the amount of the cryptocurrency you deposited.”

The YouTube Livestream attracted more than 30,000 viewers.

The YouTube Livestream attracted more than 30,000 viewers, which placed the video at the top of YouTube’s Live Now recommendations. However, it is said that bots must have artificially boosted these numbers. The account that operated this YouTube live was @elon.teslastream, which had an official artist channel verification badge, suggesting a potential account hack.

The video has now been removed from the internet.

A video that showed the AI version of Elon Musk appearing in a live broadcast of a Tesla event has been removed from the internet.

More and more such scams, especially cryptocurrency scams, are targeting followers of Elon Musk on social media. Many other prominent figures and celebrities have also been victims of these kinds of scams, which involve deepfakes.