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incidents/AIR-2025-0103

Deepfake Investment Video Used in Financial Fraud Scam

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

Scammers deployed an AI-generated investment video on social media to deceive a couple into unauthorized bank transfers. The victims suffered significant financial loss and emotional distress.

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
Facebook
incident date
26 Dec 2025
first reported
26 Dec 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
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-12-26
    Purported Deepfake Investment Video Reportedly Used in Scam That Defrauded Turkish Couple of 1.5 Million Lira (~$35,000 USD)
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1319

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