Incident #1711
Purported Deepfake WhatsApp Scam Impersonating Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Actor C. Joseph Vijay Reportedly Defrauded Bengaluru Security Guard of ₹104,000 (~$1,085.40)
Description
Ratikanta Giri, a 29-year-old security guard in Bengaluru, India, reportedly lost ₹104,000 (~$1,085.40) after a WhatsApp video caller used a purportedly AI-generated deepfake to impersonate C. Joseph Vijay, the actor and chief minister of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The caller promised financial aid, while accomplices allegedly demanded fees and later impersonated India's Central Bureau of Investigation.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- synthetic-media-creators
- scammers
- impersonation-scammers
- deepfake-creators
- cybercriminals-in-india
- cybercriminals
- scammers-in-india
Alleged Developers
- synthetic-video-generation-technology-developers
- synthetic-media-generation-technology-developers
- deepfake-technology-developers
Harmed Parties
- victims-of-impersonation-scams
- victims-of-deepfake-enabled-fraud
- ratikanta-giri
- public-figures
- politicians-in-india
- politicians
- impersonated-public-figures
- financial-scam-victims
- epistemic-integrity
- c.-joseph-vijay