{
 "id": "AIR-2024-0060",
 "slug": "deepfake-impersonation-scams-of-prominent-investors-circulat",
 "title": "Deepfake Impersonation Scams of Prominent Investors Circulate on Facebook",
 "summary": "Fraudsters deployed AI deepfakes impersonating well-known investors such as Bill Ackman and Cathie Wood to promote fraudulent investment schemes on Facebook. The fraudulent ads circulated widely despite user reports and platform moderation efforts.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 3,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [],
 "incident_date": "2024-01-11",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2024-01-11",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/655",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Scams Reportedly Impersonating Wealthy Investors Proliferating on Facebook",
   "published_at": "2024-01-11"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.85,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "fraud",
  "facebook",
  "social-media"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}