Scammers Use Deepfakes to Impersonate Princess in Fraud Scheme

# Scammers Use Deepfakes to Impersonate Princess in Fraud Scheme

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/scammers-use-deepfakes-to-impersonate-princess-in-fraud-sche · AIR-2024-0051 · closed 2024-07-15

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 4 (Confirmed real-world loss)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2024-07-01
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: TikTok

## Summary

Scammers deployed deepfake technology and social media accounts to impersonate Princess Leonor of Asturias in financial fraud schemes. Victims were lured with false promises of financial aid and repeatedly defrauded.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2024-07-01: Scammers Allegedly Use Deepfake Technology to Pose as Leonor, Princess of Asturias, in Fraud Scheme (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/905)

## Sources

- 2024-07-01 AI Incident Database: Scammers Allegedly Use Deepfake Technology to Pose as Leonor, Princess of Asturias, in Fraud Scheme https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/905

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