Scammers Allegedly Use Deepfake Technology to Pose as Leonor, Princess of Asturias, in Fraud Scheme
July 1, 2024
Scammers have allegedly been using deepfake technology and fake social media accounts to reportedly impersonate Leonor, Princess of Asturias, targeting vulnerable individuals in Latin America. Victims were reportedly lured with promises of financial aid, requiring payments for "fees" or "taxes" before receiving funds, only to allegedly be defrauded repeatedly. TikTok accounts with thousands of followers reportedly amplified the scheme using AI to increase the appearance of credibility.
- Alleged deployer
- tiktok-scammers, scammers-posing-as-leonor-(princess-of-asturias), unknown-scammers
- Alleged developer
- unknown-deepfake-technology-developers
- Alleged harmed parties
- vulnerable-people-in-latin-american-countries, juana-cobo, financially-distressed-individuals
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/905
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