Investment scam Canada: the faces and platforms in fake ads, 2026
In this article
In short: between 26 October and 6 November 2026 our contributors logged 32 fake investment ads in Canada. They used 13 famous people and led to 12 platforms. We reviewed 13 landing pages. Mark Carney appears in 11 ads. The deposit asked for on the pages was $350.
The famous faces used
All of them are victims. They did not make these ads or say what the pages claim.
| Person | Ads |
|---|---|
| Mark Carney | 11 |
| Adrienne Arsenault | 10 |
| Rosemary Barton | 9 |
| Tiff Macklem | 8 |
| Elon Musk | 6 |
| Donald Trump | 5 |
| Kevin O’Leary | 3 |
| Mark Kelley | 2 |
Journalists, central bankers and politicians dominate the list, which is the pattern we see in other countries too: people viewers trust on money and the news. The ad uses the face to borrow that trust. See the cross-country ranking and our piece on a fake interview with Rosemary Barton, Tiff Macklem and Kevin O’Leary.
The platforms advertised most
Quantum AI has 10 ads, then Nordiqo with 5. Édifice Gainlux and Union AI have 3 each. Read why platforms keep changing names.
What the fake pages tell you
Only one story that we could identify appeared at least three times: live broadcast interrupted (about 3 screenshots). In about 6 of 13 screenshots we could not identify a script. We found no copied news outlet in these captures. See the seven scripts.
Two testimonials found in captures, both invented:
- “I registered three months ago, deposited $350, and today my account already has over $4,400.”
- “which brings $2,100 a month to thousands of ordinary Canadians”
Neither is real. A testimonial with a precise balance is part of the script, not a record of anything that happened.
What they ask for
Five screenshots named a deposit of 350 (2 of them in CAD, 3 with no currency shown). We found no usable figure for promised monthly gains. See why scams ask for a small first deposit.
Where they send you
Brokers the ads lead to: Miro Investments (3 ads), ormindaclient[.]com (broker page, 3 ads), Librrova (1) and coinfutures[.]io (broker page, 1).
What to do in Canada
- Police: contact your local police right away. Then report to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at reportcyberandfraud.canada.ca.
- Check registration: aretheyregistered.ca, run by the Canadian Securities Administrators.
- Call your bank straight away.
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre says it received over 112,000 fraud reports in 2025, with over $704 million in reported losses. Investment fraud: 4,409 reports and $351 million (CAFC). It advises people to assume that videos of public figures promoting investments are fake and to verify with trusted sources.
More help: victim guide, how to report and withdrawal fees.
Limits of this data
This is a short sample of 12 days, collected by contributors who click on ads. The figures count ads and captures, not victims or money lost. The script counts are indicative: in a review of 25 screenshots, 6 had the wrong or an incomplete script. A platform missing from this list is not necessarily safe.