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incidents/AIR-2024-0051

Scammers Use Deepfakes to Impersonate Princess in Fraud Scheme

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

Scammers deployed deepfake technology and social media accounts to impersonate Princess Leonor of Asturias in financial fraud schemes. Victims were lured with false promises of financial aid and repeatedly defrauded.

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
incident date
1 Jul 2024
first reported
1 Jul 2024
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 · impersonation
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2024-07-01
    Scammers Allegedly Use Deepfake Technology to Pose as Leonor, Princess of Asturias, in Fraud Scheme
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/905

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