{"meta":{"exportedAt":"2026-09-30T06:27:55.112Z","formatVersion":2,"selection":{"q":"tax","system":"","harm":"","context":"","country":"","role":"","relation":"","evidence":"","year":"unknown","response":"","severity":"","verification":"","view":"incidents","sort":"added"},"totalIncidents":1,"coverage":{"cases":1,"countries":1,"languages":1,"unknownLocation":0,"locationPending":0,"unknownLanguage":0,"unknownDate":1,"lawsuits":0,"regulatory":0,"minors":0,"coreRelations":1,"contextualRelations":0,"mixedRelations":0,"unknownRelations":0,"relationPending":0,"relationUnknown":0},"countingNote":"Distinct public cases in this selection. People counts apply within individual cases only; cross-case person overlap has not been resolved. No population incidence estimate.","affectedCountNote":"Interpret person counts with affectedCountStatus and the reported effects. Unquantified zeros are placeholders, not a measured zero.","source":"AI incidents","publisher":"NOPE","url":"https://nope.net/incidents","license":"CC BY 4.0"},"incidents":[{"id":"2025-markham-reported-musk-deepfake-crypto-loss","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"Article body: Markham woman's first Facebook video and AI alteration account.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"The reports link the woman's first Facebook investment contact to an AI-altered video purporting to show Elon Musk.","causal_attribution":"The inspected reporting describes this account. Claims remain attributed and causation is alleged; multiple reports of the same victim or police/court account are one independence group."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"Article body: woman's account of home equity, fees, loans and total loss.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"They report total losses of about C$1.7 million, including home-equity borrowing, family loans and credit cards.","causal_attribution":"The inspected reporting describes this account. Claims remain attributed and causation is alleged; multiple reports of the same victim or police/court account are one independence group."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"Article body: attribution to W5 investigation.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"The reports attribute the woman's account to a W5 investigation.","causal_attribution":"The inspected reporting describes this account. Claims remain attributed and causation is alleged; multiple reports of the same victim or police/court account are one independence group."}],"effects":[{"label":"Reported loss of about C$1.7 million, with home borrowing and credit-card debt","claim_id":"c2","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://money.ca/investing/cryptocurrency/woman-loses-over-a-million-to-fake-elon-musk-ai-crypto-scheme","kind":"journalistic","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"","independence_group":"w5-canadian-scam-interviews"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/deepfake-crypto-scams-canadians-2-3-million/","kind":"journalistic","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"","independence_group":"w5-canadian-scam-interviews"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["finance"],"unknowns":["The first contact date and generation tool are unknown.","The full original interview, payment records and later recovery were not inspected."],"geography":{"basis":"The sources identify the woman as a Markham, Ontario resident in Canada.","court_countries":[],"event_countries":["CA"],"affected_person_countries":["CA"]},"publication":{"basis":"An inspected source describes a concrete person-level adverse experience connected to the specified AI use. Statements remain attributed, private identities are minimized, and unknown dates, counts and technical details are preserved.","reviewed_on":"2026-09-30"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"Both written articles attribute this woman's contact to an AI/deepfake video in the W5 investigation. The primary CTV page offered a video teaser rather than the full individual narrative; no full transcript or video forensics were inspected.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["communicated_with"]},"name":"Reports describe Markham woman losing C$1.7 million after a purported Musk deepfake","summary":"Reports relaying a W5 investigation describe a 51-year-old Markham woman who lost about C$1.7 million after a purported AI-altered Elon Musk investment video on Facebook. She reportedly mortgaged her home, borrowed from family and friends and used credit cards while being shown apparent profits. Withdrawal demands for fees and taxes led to further payments. The underlying W5 interview was not independently inspected in full; both written reports share that chain.","incidentKind":"single_event","incidentDatePrecision":"unknown","exposurePattern":"unknown","reportedDate":"2026-01-09","aiSystem":"Reported AI celebrity impersonation video","aiProduct":"Unidentified video tool","aiCompany":"Unknown","severity":"high","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["financial_loss"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"Reported loss of about C$1.7 million, with home borrowing and credit-card debt","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":1,"affectedCountStatus":"documented_minimum","affectedCountEvidence":"One Markham woman is described as losing funds. Lenders and the other W5 interviewee are not included in this case's count.","victimAgeRange":"adult","platformType":"other","primarySourceUrl":"https://money.ca/investing/cryptocurrency/woman-loses-over-a-million-to-fake-elon-musk-ai-crypto-scheme","primarySourceLabel":"Money.ca, 9 January 2026, relay of W5 interview","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-30T01:11:06.444723+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-09-30T01:58:02.735791+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":[]}]}