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incidents/AIR-2023-0032

Scammer Uses Video Deepfake of Friend to Steal 4.3 Million Yuan from Chinese Businessman

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

A scammer used AI-generated video and voice deepfakes during a call to impersonate a friend of a businessman in China. The victim transferred 4.3 million yuan before realizing the scam, after which police recovered most of the funds.

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
incident date
15 Apr 2023
first reported
15 Apr 2023
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 · video-deepfake · voice-cloning
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2023-04-15
    Chinese Businessman Reportedly Defrauded of 4.3 Million Yuan by AI-Generated Deepfake Impersonating Friend
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/992

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