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incidents/AIR-2025-0179

Deepfake Investment Scam Featuring Prominent Figures Causes Financial Loss

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

Fraudsters circulated synthetic videos of Donald Trump, Brian Moynihan, and Elon Musk on Telegram to market a fake investment scheme. At least one victim lost thousands of dollars after being deceived into purchasing non-redeemable coins.

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
Telegram
incident date
1 Feb 2025
first reported
1 Feb 2025
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 · telegram · financial-loss
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-02-01
    Alleged Deepfake Scam Reportedly Promoted Trump Golden Eagles Project as Investment Opportunity
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/920

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