Deepfake Investment Scam Impersonates Economist David Rosenberg

# Deepfake Investment Scam Impersonates Economist David Rosenberg

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/deepfake-investment-scam-impersonates-economist-david-rosenb · AIR-2025-0008 · closed 2025-04-29

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 4 (Confirmed real-world loss)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2025-04-15
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

## Summary

Fraudsters utilized AI-generated likenesses and social media ads to impersonate economist David Rosenberg in a fraudulent investment scheme. Victims suffered significant financial losses exceeding $500,000.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2025-04-15: Alleged Deepfake Investment Scam Uses Economist David Rosenberg's Likeness on Meta Platforms (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1115)

## Sources

- 2025-04-15 AI Incident Database: Alleged Deepfake Investment Scam Uses Economist David Rosenberg's Likeness on Meta Platforms https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1115

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