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Dad-of-four loses £140,000 in cryptocurrency scam after seeing deepfake Martin Lewis video on Facebook

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A dad who lost £140,000 after falling for a deepfake Martin Lewis video on Facebook has slammed the social media giant for failing to 'stop' scams. Wayne Luxon, from Taunton in Somerset, said he went to a "dark place" after he was conned i.