Amid Hype over iPhone 16, Deepfake Tim Cook Baits Crypto Fans with Double-Return Scam

Scammers capitalized on yesterday’s iPhone 16 launch to flood YouTube with phony
livestream videos featuring a deep-faked Apple CEO asking viewers to deposit
crypto into a wallet promising double-returns.

Your classic crypto scam

Eagle-eyed netizens, some of whom were eager to tune into Apple’s “Glowtime”
event, spotted the sham and shared it on X
[https://x.com/abhishek/status/1833186932823888008].

Credit: Abhishek Bhatnagar (@abhishek
[https://x.com/abhishek/status/1833186932823888008])