{
 "id": "AIR-2025-0149",
 "slug": "scammers-target-artist-using-ai-deepfake-impersonation-of-fa",
 "title": "Scammers Target Artist Using AI Deepfake Impersonation of Fat Joe",
 "summary": "Scammers used AI-generated video and voice synthesis to impersonate rapper Fat Joe on a call with an aspiring artist to demand payment. The victim did not comply, preventing financial loss.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 3,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [
  "deepfake tools"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2025-01-05",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2025-01-05",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1030",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Aspiring Artist Cherelle Kozak Reportedly Targeted by AI-Powered Impersonation of Rapper Fat Joe",
   "published_at": "2025-01-05"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.9,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "fraud",
  "impersonation"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}