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closedclosed 21 Mar 2025Breaches & attacks3 Confirmed exploitationAI

Deepfake Videos Use AI Voice Clone of Singapore PM to Promote Scams

Scammers used AI-generated deepfake videos and voice clones of Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to promote financial scams on social media. The Prime Minister issued a public warning urging citizens to avoid engaging with the fraudulent content.

first report
7 Mar 2025
last update
7 Mar 2025

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  1. 7 Mar 2025Deepfake Videos Allegedly Use AI-Generated Voice Clone of Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to Promote Scams

Sources · 1

Research and catalogues

  1. 2025-03-07

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Classification

AI role
AI-enabled attack
categories
Deepfake fraud
severity
3 · Confirmed exploitation
targets
Individuals
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
dates
happened 7 Mar 2025 · first reported 7 Mar 2025
origin
AI Incident Database
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record
confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z

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# Deepfake Videos Use AI Voice Clone of Singapore PM to Promote Scams

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/deepfake-videos-use-ai-voice-clone-of-singapore-pm-to-promot · AIR-2025-0173 · closed 2025-03-21

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2025-03-07
- AI role: AI-enabled attack

## Summary

Scammers used AI-generated deepfake videos and voice clones of Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to promote financial scams on social media. The Prime Minister issued a public warning urging citizens to avoid engaging with the fraudulent content.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2025-03-07: Deepfake Videos Allegedly Use AI-Generated Voice Clone of Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to Promote Scams (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/984)

## Sources

- 2025-03-07 AI Incident Database: Deepfake Videos Allegedly Use AI-Generated Voice Clone of Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to Promote Scams https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/984

Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.

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