Description: Scammers are reportedly using deepfake technology to impersonate Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, according to the Personal Data Protection Agency. The video is reported to have circulated from a Russian-language account called Noticias Mundiales ("World News").
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View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown deepfake technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Scammers impersonating Nikol Pashinyan and scammers, which harmed Nikol Pashinyan and General public of Armenia.
Alleged implicated AI system: Unknown deepfake app
Incident Stats
Incident ID
970
Report Count
3
Incident Date
2025-03-04
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Scammers have used an AI-generated image of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in an attempted fraud, the Personal Data Protection Agency has said.
The Personal Data Protection Agency urged citizens to ignore such fake ads and never give out pe…
The portrait of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has been used to spread fake advertising on social networks.
“We urge you not to believe such advertisements and not to provide personal or banking information,” the statement reads.
P…
Citing the Personal Data Protection Agency of Armenia, Armenpress reported on Tuesday that scammers have used an AI-generated image of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as part of an attempted scam.
The video was shared online in Russian from …
Variants
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