GCD AI RADAR
incidents/AIR-2025-0141

Monica Geingos's Likeness Used in AI-Generated Video Investment Scams

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

Scammers used AI deepfake videos and voice cloning to impersonate former First Lady Monica Geingos to promote fake investment schemes. Victims suffered financial losses after handing over their retirement savings.

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
TikTok, Deepfake Technology
incident date
22 Jan 2025
first reported
22 Jan 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 · scam · voice-cloning
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-01-22
    Former Namibian First Lady Monica Geingos's Likeness Reportedly Used in Purported AI-Generated Video Investment Scams
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1143

Titles and links belong to their publishers. The summary above is written by GCD AI RADAR in its own words; data is CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related incidents