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incidents/AIR-2025-0101

Deepfake Doctor Impersonation Used in Financial Investment Scam

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

Scammers used an AI-generated deepfake video of a doctor to trick an elderly woman into an investment scam. The victim suffered a substantial financial loss of approximately $200,000.

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
4 · Confirmed real-world loss
Financial loss, PHI/PII breach, safety impact or regulatory action.
targets
Individuals
products
Deepfake Technology
incident date
2 Dec 2025
first reported
2 Dec 2025
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
classifier confidence
0.95 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
deepfake · fraud · financial_loss
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-12-02
    Purported Deepfake Impersonating Doctor Allegedly Used in $200,000 Investment Scam Targeting Florida Grandmother
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1314

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