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incidents/AIR-2026-0371

AI Deepfake Videos Impersonated Ghanaian President to Solicit Funds

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

Scammers used AI-generated deepfake videos to impersonate the Ghanaian president in online solicitations for money and personal information. Police linked the operation to fake social media accounts and manipulated imagery.

Details

type
AI-enabled attack
Attackers used AI as a meaningful part of a cyberattack against someone else.
categories
  • Deepfake fraud
    Synthetic voice, video or images used to impersonate people for fraud, extortion or access.
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
mitre atlas
Both rows are derived from the type and categories (OWASP 2025 edition, ATLAS release 2026.09), not classified per record. How
severity
3 · Confirmed exploitation
Used against real targets; limited or unclear impact.
targets
Individuals
products
deepfake video generator
incident date
1 May 2026
first reported
1 May 2026
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
classifier confidence
0.90 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
deepfake · fraud · impersonation · social-engineering
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2026-05-01
    Purportedly AI-Generated Videos Reportedly Impersonated Ghanaian President John Mahama to Solicit Money and Personal Data
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1579

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