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Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Infosys Co-Founder N. R. Narayana Murthy Used in Investment Scam Allegedly Defrauding 79-Year-Old Bengaluru Woman of ₹35 Lakh (~$40,000)

June 27, 2025

A 79-year-old woman ('Archana') in Bengaluru was reportedly defrauded of ₹35 lakh (~$40,000) by an alleged AI-enabled investment scam involving deepfake videos of Infosys co-founder N. R. Narayana Murthy and a fake trading platform. The scammers built a convincing website and pressured the victim over eight months to make escalating payments before attempting extortion through threats of a fake money-laundering case.

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Alleged deployer
unknown-scammers-impersonating-n.-r.-narayana-murthy, unknown-scammers
Alleged developer
unknown-voice-cloning-technology, unknown-deepfake-technology
Alleged harmed parties
n.-r.-narayana-murthy, investors, general-public-of-india, general-public, elderly-investors, elderly-individuals, archana

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1240

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