Deepfake Scam
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A deepfake scam uses AI-generated synthetic video or audio to impersonate a real person for fraud, including fake CEO video calls authorizing wire transfers, fabricated celebrity endorsements of investment schemes, and synthetic non-consensual intimate imagery used for sextortion. As generation tools get cheaper and faster, deepfakes are becoming a default layer in business email compromise and romance scams.
