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incidents/AIR-2024-0006

New Zealand Resident Defrauded Using Prime Minister Deepfake Video

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

Scammers utilized an AI-generated video of the New Zealand Prime Minister on Facebook to promote a fake cryptocurrency investment scheme. The victim lost substantial funds after scammers gained remote computer access.

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
15 Jul 2024
first reported
15 Jul 2024
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 · crypto-scam · financial-fraud · facebook
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2024-07-15
    Taranaki, New Zealand Resident Allegedly Defrauded of $224K in Bitcoin Scam Using Deepfake of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/907

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