{
 "id": "AIR-2025-0095",
 "slug": "ai-deepfake-of-spiritual-leader-used-in-investment-fraud",
 "title": "AI Deepfake of Spiritual Leader Used in Investment Fraud",
 "summary": "Scammers utilized an AI-generated deepfake video of a spiritual leader to promote a fraudulent investment platform and defraud a victim of over $400,000. The victim realized the scam only after withdrawal requests were blocked.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 4,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [
  "Mirrox"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2025-02-25",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2025-02-25",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1206",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Spiritual Leader Sadhguru Used in Investment Scam Allegedly Defrauding Bengaluru Woman of ₹3.75 Crore (~$425,000)",
   "published_at": "2025-02-25"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.9,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "fraud",
  "impersonation",
  "scam"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}