Incident #1758
Scammers Reportedly Used AI Images of Former Papua New Guinea Television Host in Sexualized Posts and Fake Giveaways
Description
Scammers reportedly used AI-altered photos of former Papua New Guinea television host Jennifer Baing to depict her in lingerie and handing out cash, and used her likeness on Facebook to promote fake giveaways soliciting money. Baing described reputational harm and concerns about her safety. She said impersonating accounts remained online despite her reports to the platform.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- scammers
- scammers-in-papua-new-guinea
- synthetic-media-creators
- deepfake-creators
- cybercriminals
- scammers-impersonating-jennifer-baing
- impersonation-scammers
Alleged Developers
- synthetic-media-technology-developers
- deepfake-technology-developers
- synthetic-image-generation-technology-developers
Harmed Parties
- jennifer-baing
- general-public
- general-public-of-papua-new-guinea
- impersonated-public-figures
- public-figures
- victims-of-deepfake-abuse
- epistemic-integrity
- privacy
- women
- women-and-girls