Scammers
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Incidente 62630 Reportes
Social Media Scammers Used Deepfakes of Taylor Swift and Several Other Celebrities in Fraudulent Le Creuset Cookware Giveaways
2023-12-26
Scammers reportedly made deepfakes of Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Joanna Gaines, Lainey Wilson, Ree Drummond, Oprah, Jennifer Lopez, Trisha Yearwood, Martha Stewart, and Blake Shelton promoting a Le Creuset giveaway. These AI-generated ads, appearing on Meta and TikTok, falsely claimed users could receive free cookware by paying a small shipping fee. Victims were unknowingly enrolled in a costly monthly subscription.
MásIncidente 63430 Reportes
Alleged Deepfake CFO Scam Reportedly Costs Multinational Engineering Firm Arup $25 Million
2024-02-02
A finance employee at the multinational engineering firm Arup was reportedly deceived into transferring $25 million by fraudsters using purported deepfake technology to impersonate the firm's CFO in a video call, according to the Hong Kong police.
MásIncidente 123628 Reportes
Quantum AI and Related AI-Themed Investment Scams Reportedly Used Deepfake Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments
2020-01-01
Researchers have described a global AI-themed investment fraud ecosystem using deepfake videos, spoofed news sites, phishing pages, and phone outreach to impersonate celebrities, news outlets, and political leaders. Reports link the scheme to fake trading platforms including Quantum AI and related sites, and to cloaked adtech infrastructure used to route likely victims while hiding scam pages from scanners.
MásIncidente 92726 Reportes
Fraudsters Allegedly Use AI-Generated Voice of Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto to Scam Business Leaders
2025-02-04
In February 2025, scammers allegedly used AI voice cloning to impersonate Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, calling top business leaders and reportedly claiming to need funds to free kidnapped journalists. Massimo Moratti was allegedly the only confirmed victim to send nearly €1M, wiring it to accounts in the Netherlands and Hong Kong before realizing the fraud. The scam involved spoofed government numbers, deepfake audio, and international money laundering networks. Police reportedly froze the funds.
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- Incidente 62630 Report
Social Media Scammers Used Deepfakes of Taylor Swift and Several Other Celebrities in Fraudulent Le Creuset Cookware Giveaways
- Incidente 63430 Report
Alleged Deepfake CFO Scam Reportedly Costs Multinational Engineering Firm Arup $25 Million
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Synthetic audio generation technology developers
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- Incidente 63430 Report
Alleged Deepfake CFO Scam Reportedly Costs Multinational Engineering Firm Arup $25 Million
- Incidente 123628 Report
Quantum AI and Related AI-Themed Investment Scams Reportedly Used Deepfake Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments
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Deepfake technology
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- Incidente 14113 Report
Purported Deepfake Scam Ad Reportedly Used Lara Lewington and Martin Lewis to Promote Quantum AI Scheme
- Incidente 12401 Report
Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Infosys Co-Founder N. R. Narayana Murthy Used in Investment Scam Allegedly Defrauding 79-Year-Old Bengaluru Woman of ₹35 Lakh (~$40,000)
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Synthetic audio generation technology
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- Incidente 98315 Report
Scammers Reportedly Used AI Voice Clone and YouTube Footage to Impersonate WPP CEO in Unsuccessful Scam Attempt
- Incidente 9428 Report
Cybercriminals Reportedly Exploited Google’s G.Co Subdomain and Spoofed Caller ID in AI-Driven Phishing Attack on Hack Club Founder
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General public
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- Incidente 62630 Report
Social Media Scammers Used Deepfakes of Taylor Swift and Several Other Celebrities in Fraudulent Le Creuset Cookware Giveaways
- Incidente 123628 Report
Quantum AI and Related AI-Themed Investment Scams Reportedly Used Deepfake Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments
Epistemic integrity
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- Incidente 83920 Report
Purportedly AI-Driven Phishing Scam Uses Spoofed Google Call to Attempt Gmail Breach of Security Expert
- Incidente 12686 Report
Meta's Automated Ad and Targeting Systems Reportedly Enabled Large-Scale Fraud Revenue
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Deepfake creators
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- Incidente 7171 Report
Fake AI-Generated Law Firms Sent Fake DMCA Notices to Increase SEO
- Incidente 15251 Report
Purported Deepfake Video Reportedly Impersonated Former Mongolian Deputy Prime Minister Amarsaikhan Sainbuyan in Investment Scam
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Synthetic video generation technology
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Incidents implicated systems
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- Incidente 16793 Report
Lyft Driver in Boca Raton, Florida, Allegedly Used Purported Google Gemini-Generated Image to Support False $75 Damage Fee
- Incidente 15343 Report
Google Alleged Outsider Enterprise Used Gemini to Create Phishing Sites for Text-Message Scams
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Elderly investors
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- Incidente 123628 Report
Quantum AI and Related AI-Themed Investment Scams Reportedly Used Deepfake Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments
- Incidente 9073 Report
Taranaki, New Zealand Resident Allegedly Defrauded of $224K in Bitcoin Scam Using Deepfake of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon
Facebook users
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- Incidente 12233 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Ads on Facebook Reportedly Impersonate Trump, Musk, Ocasio-Cortez, Warren, Sanders, and Leavitt to Promote Fraudulent Rebates
- Incidente 8182 Report
Jennifer Aniston’s Likeness Allegedly Exploited in Purported Deepfake Collagen Supplement Promotion
Meta
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- Incidente 12686 Report
Meta's Automated Ad and Targeting Systems Reportedly Enabled Large-Scale Fraud Revenue
- Incidente 12233 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Ads on Facebook Reportedly Impersonate Trump, Musk, Ocasio-Cortez, Warren, Sanders, and Leavitt to Promote Fraudulent Rebates
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Incidents implicated systems
Incidentes involucrados como desarrollador e implementador
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Investors
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- Incidente 123628 Report
Quantum AI and Related AI-Themed Investment Scams Reportedly Used Deepfake Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments
- Incidente 12893 Report
Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela Reportedly Deepfaked by a Ukrainian National in Cryptocurrency Fraud Targeting Local Residents
General public of Australia
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- Incidente 16653 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Article Falsely Depicted Australian Broadcasting Corporation Finance Presenter Alan Kohler Interviewing Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock to Promote Boulder Sparhaven
- Incidente 7151 Report
Over 400 Purportedly AI-Driven Scams Reportedly Led to $8M Loss for Australians in 2023
General public of Indonesia
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- Incidente 9594 Report
Deepfake Video of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Other Officials Reportedly Used in Scam to Defraud Citizens Across 20 Provinces
- Incidente 14831 Report
Facebook Account Reportedly Used AI-Generated Video to Impersonate Indonesian Preacher Ustaz Ujang Bustomi in Money-Giveaway Scam
TikTok scammers
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- Incidente 9054 Report
Scammers Allegedly Use Deepfake Technology to Pose as Leonor, Princess of Asturias, in Fraud Scheme
- Incidente 17321 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated TikTok Ad Impersonating Digital Payments Company OPay Reportedly Led to ₦150,000 (~US$108.86) Loss for Small-Business Operator in Ilorin, Nigeria
Investment scam operators
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- Incidente 123628 Report
Quantum AI and Related AI-Themed Investment Scams Reportedly Used Deepfake Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments
- Incidente 16653 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Article Falsely Depicted Australian Broadcasting Corporation Finance Presenter Alan Kohler Interviewing Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock to Promote Boulder Sparhaven
General public of Malta
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- Incidente 12893 Report
Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela Reportedly Deepfaked by a Ukrainian National in Cryptocurrency Fraud Targeting Local Residents
- Incidente 12902 Report
Alleged Fabricated News Sites and Deepfakes Impersonated Maltese Ministers, Financial Experts, and Media to Promote NethertoxAGENT Fraud
Unknown scammers impersonating Sergio Mattarella and Giorgia Meloni
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Robert Abela
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- Incidente 12893 Report
Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela Reportedly Deepfaked by a Ukrainian National in Cryptocurrency Fraud Targeting Local Residents
- Incidente 12902 Report
Alleged Fabricated News Sites and Deepfakes Impersonated Maltese Ministers, Financial Experts, and Media to Promote NethertoxAGENT Fraud
Instagram users
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- Incidente 12233 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Ads on Facebook Reportedly Impersonate Trump, Musk, Ocasio-Cortez, Warren, Sanders, and Leavitt to Promote Fraudulent Rebates
- Incidente 9992 Report
Attackers Reportedly Deployed Simulated AI Support Chatbot to Trick Instagram Business Users into Adding Malicious 2FA Login
Journalistic integrity
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- Incidente 12902 Report
Alleged Fabricated News Sites and Deepfakes Impersonated Maltese Ministers, Financial Experts, and Media to Promote NethertoxAGENT Fraud
- Incidente 15182 Report
Kosovo Public Broadcaster RTK and Journalist Gëzim Bimbashi Were Reportedly AI-Impersonated in Alleged Fake Joint-Cure Scam Video
Victims of impersonation scams
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- Incidente 123628 Report
Quantum AI and Related AI-Themed Investment Scams Reportedly Used Deepfake Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments
- Incidente 16653 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Article Falsely Depicted Australian Broadcasting Corporation Finance Presenter Alan Kohler Interviewing Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock to Promote Boulder Sparhaven
Unknown scam network linked to AI‑generated deepfake campaign promoting OST stock
Incidents involved as Deployer
Fake investment platforms
Incidents implicated systems
- Incidente 16653 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Article Falsely Depicted Australian Broadcasting Corporation Finance Presenter Alan Kohler Interviewing Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock to Promote Boulder Sparhaven
- Incidente 16813 Report
Georgia Retired Couple Reportedly Lost Nearly $800,000 in Cryptocurrency Scam Using Purported AI-Generated 'Ghost Site'
Unknown scammer impersonating the daughter of Sharon Brightwell
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Investors in Malta
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- Incidente 12893 Report
Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela Reportedly Deepfaked by a Ukrainian National in Cryptocurrency Fraud Targeting Local Residents
- Incidente 12902 Report
Alleged Fabricated News Sites and Deepfakes Impersonated Maltese Ministers, Financial Experts, and Media to Promote NethertoxAGENT Fraud
Unknown international scam network operating across multiple EU countries
Incidents involved as Deployer
Quantum AI
Incidents involved as Deployer
- Incidente 123628 Report
Quantum AI and Related AI-Themed Investment Scams Reportedly Used Deepfake Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments
- Incidente 14113 Report
Purported Deepfake Scam Ad Reportedly Used Lara Lewington and Martin Lewis to Promote Quantum AI Scheme
Incidents implicated systems
- Incidente 123628 Report
Quantum AI and Related AI-Themed Investment Scams Reportedly Used Deepfake Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments
- Incidente 12072 Report
Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms
Scammers in Brazil
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- Incidente 12242 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Ads on Instagram Impersonate Gisele Bündchen and Other Celebrities in Brazilian Fraud Scheme
- Incidente 17671 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Woman in Videos Reportedly Led Brazilian Bricklayer to Travel Over 2,000km and Become Stranded in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Australian investors
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- Incidente 16653 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Article Falsely Depicted Australian Broadcasting Corporation Finance Presenter Alan Kohler Interviewing Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock to Promote Boulder Sparhaven
- Incidente 12371 Report
Alleged Deepfake Video of Anthony Albanese Promotes Fake AUFIRST 'Tax Dividend' Trading Platform
General public of New Zealand
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- Incidente 14132 Report
Purported AI-Generated Inland Revenue Scam Ads Reportedly Impersonated New Zealand Commissioner Peter Mersi in Alleged Fake Crypto Tax Webinar
- Incidente 11022 Report
Purported Deepfake Featuring Dr. Rinki Murphy and Jack Tame Reportedly Used to Promote Diabetes Scam in New Zealand
General public of Kosovo
Afectado por Incidentes
- Incidente 15182 Report
Kosovo Public Broadcaster RTK and Journalist Gëzim Bimbashi Were Reportedly AI-Impersonated in Alleged Fake Joint-Cure Scam Video
- Incidente 14521 Report
Purported AI-Generated Impersonations of Albanian Cardiologist Spiro Qirko and Journalist Ilir Topi Were Reportedly Used on Facebook to Promote Hypertension Product in Kosovo
General public of Croatia
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- Incidente 14571 Report
Video with Reportedly AI-Generated Media Purported to Show Croatian Immunologist Stipan Jonjić Promoting Anti-Parasite Product on Facebook
- Incidente 14591 Report
Video with Reportedly AI-Generated Media Purported to Show Croatian Physician Alemka Markotić Endorsing Hondrosol After False Murder Claim on Facebook
Ministry of Health (Croatia)
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- Incidente 14591 Report
Video with Reportedly AI-Generated Media Purported to Show Croatian Physician Alemka Markotić Endorsing Hondrosol After False Murder Claim on Facebook
- Incidente 14581 Report
Video with Reportedly AI-Generated Media Purported to Show Croatian Neurosurgeon Josip Paladino Endorsing Steplex in Fake TV Segment on Facebook
Ministarstvo zdravstva
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- Incidente 14591 Report
Video with Reportedly AI-Generated Media Purported to Show Croatian Physician Alemka Markotić Endorsing Hondrosol After False Murder Claim on Facebook
- Incidente 14581 Report
Video with Reportedly AI-Generated Media Purported to Show Croatian Neurosurgeon Josip Paladino Endorsing Steplex in Fake TV Segment on Facebook
Scam victims
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- Incidente 16605 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Videos Impersonating Miami Immigration Attorney Were Reportedly Used to Defraud Bronx Resident of $4,820
- Incidente 15642 Report
Purported Deepfakes of Public Figures and Celebrities Reportedly Used to Market Honey-Based Supplements as Alzheimer's Treatments
Unidentified perpetrators of Boone County, Missouri, AI voice kidnapping scam
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Boone County, Missouri, resident targeted by alleged AI voice kidnapping scam
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Daughter of Boone County, Missouri, resident targeted by alleged AI voice kidnapping scam
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Cryptocurrency market participants exposed to fraudulent claims resale
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Claims verification and due diligence infrastructures in secondary debt markets
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Cybercriminals in India
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- Incidente 17223 Report
India-Based Sextortion Gang Allegedly Used AI-Generated Sexual Videos to Extort Canada-Based Indian Victim
- Incidente 17111 Report
Purported Deepfake WhatsApp Scam Impersonating Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Actor C. Joseph Vijay Reportedly Defrauded Bengaluru Security Guard of ₹104,000 (~$1,085.40)
People searching for missing pets
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- Incidente 14772 Report
Scammers Reportedly Used AI-Generated Image of Missing Puppy Hazel to Solicit Fraudulent Vet Payment from St. Petersburg, Florida Couple
- Incidente 14782 Report
Scammers Reportedly Used AI-Generated Images of Missing Dog Archer to Solicit Fraudulent Vet Payment from Deltona, Florida Family
Impersonated public figures
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- Incidente 14862 Report
AI-Themed Investment Scam Network Reportedly Used Keitaro Cloaking Across 15,500 Domains
- Incidente 17111 Report
Purported Deepfake WhatsApp Scam Impersonating Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Actor C. Joseph Vijay Reportedly Defrauded Bengaluru Security Guard of ₹104,000 (~$1,085.40)