Old Mutual Warns of Deepfake Videos Impersonating Chairman in Investment Scams

# Old Mutual Warns of Deepfake Videos Impersonating Chairman in Investment Scams

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/old-mutual-warns-of-deepfake-videos-impersonating-chairman-i · AIR-2025-0096 · closed 2025-10-17

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2025-10-03
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: Deepfake Voice Cloning

## Summary

Scammers used AI-generated videos and cloned voices impersonating Old Mutual's chairman to promote fraudulent investment schemes. The incident prompted a public denial and warning from the company.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2025-10-03: Old Mutual Reportedly Warns of Purported Deepfake Videos Impersonating Chairman Trevor Manuel in Investment Scams (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1226)

## Sources

- 2025-10-03 AI Incident Database: Old Mutual Reportedly Warns of Purported Deepfake Videos Impersonating Chairman Trevor Manuel in Investment Scams https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1226

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