Scammers Allegedly Use Deepfake Technology to Pose as Leonor, Princess of Asturias, in Fraud Scheme

July 1, 2024

Deepfake technology and fake social media accounts have been allegedly employed to impersonate the Princess of Asturias, Leonor. The scammers reportedly target vulnerable individuals in Latin America, luring victims with offers of financial aid. The victims are then required to pay 'fees' or 'taxes', only to be defrauded repeatedly. TikTok accounts with a large following supposedly boosted the scheme using AI to enhance credibility.

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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

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/905

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