{
 "id": "AIR-2025-0142",
 "slug": "owen-wilson-deepfake-video-used-in-romance-and-job-scam",
 "title": "Owen Wilson Deepfake Video Used in Romance and Job Scam",
 "summary": "Scammers utilised an AI-generated deepfake video impersonating actor Owen Wilson to groom a victim into a fake employment and romance scheme. The deceptive video served as false proof of authenticity across messaging apps.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 3,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [
  "WhatsApp",
  "Cash App"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2025-05-16",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2025-05-16",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1126",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Reported Use of Deepfake Video Impersonating Owen Wilson in Romance Scam with Fake Job Payments",
   "published_at": "2025-05-16"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.85,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "romance-scam",
  "impersonation",
  "fraud"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}