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- Scammers are using deepfake celebrity videos to steal from fans.
- Fake photos of police arresting Robert Irwin were used to set up a fake investment opportunity.
- Scams like these have stolen over $8 million in Australia alone.
Scammers in Australia are using deepfake photos and videos of celebrities to steal from people in increasingly creative ways.
Australians have lost up to $8 million to scammers using online investment platform scams this year, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
The scammers use fake news articles and deepfake videos to trick people into believing that a celebrity is asking them for a large sum of money.