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incidents/AIR-2026-0390

Northern Ireland Victim Lost £250,000 in Investment Scam Using AI-Generated Video

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

A victim lost £250,000 in an investment scam initiated by an AI-generated deepfake video of a financial personality. Scammers directed the victim to WhatsApp, remote computer access tools, and escalating payments.

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
Synthetic Video Generation
incident date
7 Sep 2026
first reported
7 Sep 2026
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 · investment_scam · financial_fraud
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2026-09-07
    Northern Ireland Victim Reportedly Lost £250,000 in Investment Scam Using Purportedly AI-Generated Video of Unnamed Financial Personality
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1712

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