{"meta":{"exportedAt":"2026-10-05T09:00:46.466Z","formatVersion":2,"selection":{"q":"celebrity","system":"","harm":"","context":"","country":"","role":"","relation":"","evidence":"","year":"2026","response":"regulatory","severity":"","verification":"","view":"incidents","sort":"added"},"totalIncidents":3,"coverage":{"cases":3,"countries":2,"languages":3,"unknownLocation":0,"locationPending":0,"unknownLanguage":0,"unknownDate":0,"lawsuits":0,"regulatory":3,"minors":0,"coreRelations":2,"contextualRelations":0,"mixedRelations":0,"unknownRelations":1,"relationPending":0,"relationUnknown":1},"countingNote":"Distinct public cases in this selection. People counts apply within individual cases only; cross-case person overlap has not been resolved. No population incidence estimate.","affectedCountNote":"Interpret person counts with affectedCountStatus and the reported effects. Unquantified zeros are placeholders, not a measured zero.","source":"AI incidents","publisher":"NOPE","url":"https://nope.net/incidents","license":"CC BY 4.0"},"incidents":[{"id":"2026-rukmini-vasanth-ai-morphed-photos-videos-bengaluru-three-arrests","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'ಭಾವಚಿತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಎಐ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಬಳಸಿ ಮಾರ್ಫ್​ ಮಾಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಗೌಪ್ಯತೆಗೆ ಧಕ್ಕೆ ತಂದ ಆರೋಪದ ಮೇಲೆ ಮೂವರು ಆರೋಪಿಗಳನ್ನು ಪೊಲೀಸರು ಬಂಧಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'ಮುಖವನ್ನು ಎಐ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನದ ಮೂಲಕ ಅಶ್ಲೀಲವಾಗಿ ಮಾರ್ಪಡಿಸಿ, ವಿಡಿಯೋ ಇಂಟರ್ನೆಟ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಹರಿಬಿಡಲಾಗಿತ್ತು'; 'ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಸೈಬರ್ ಪೊಲೀಸರ ತಂಡವು ಮೂವರನ್ನು ವಶಕ್ಕೆ ಪಡೆದಿದೆ'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"Police arrested three people accused of using AI technology to morph the actor's photographs; Oneindia Kannada reports that her face was obscenely altered with AI technology in a video released on the internet.","causal_attribution":"Police account relayed by two outlets (one chain); no tool or forensic report is described."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಜಾಲತಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಹರಿಬಿಟ್ಟು ಗೌರವ ಹಾಗೂ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಗೌಪ್ಯತೆಗೆ ಧಕ್ಕೆ ಉಂಟು ಮಾಡಿ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಕಿರುಕುಳ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿತ್ತು'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"ETV Bharat Kannada reports, in its account of the arrests, that the material was circulated on social media, harmed her dignity and personal privacy and caused her mental harassment.","causal_attribution":"ETV Bharat Kannada's own narration in its arrest report; the sentence is not attributed."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'ಕಳೆದ ತಿಂಗಳು(ಮೇ) ವಿವಿಧ ಸೋಷಿಯಲ್​ ಮೀಡಿಯಾ ಪ್ಲ್ಯಾಟ್​​ಫಾರ್ಮ್​​ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಕೆಲ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಫೋಟೋ, ವಿಡಿಯೋಗಳು ವೈರಲ್​ ಆಗಿದ್ದವು'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"ETV Bharat Kannada reports that the photos and videos went viral on social media platforms and in some media in May.","causal_attribution":"The outlet's dating of the circulation; no day is given."},{"id":"c4","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'ಈ ಫೋಟೋಗಳು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ನಕಲಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕಟ್ಟುಕಥೆ ಎಂದು ನಾನು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಪಡಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ'; 'ಗೌಪ್ಯತೆಯ ಗಂಭೀರ ಉಲ್ಲಂಘನೆಯಾಗಿದೆ'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"In a statement on her social media accounts the actor said the photos were completely fake and that making and spreading manipulated content was a serious violation of privacy.","causal_attribution":"Her own statement as quoted by ETV Bharat Kannada; the original post was not read."},{"id":"c5","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'ನಟಿ ನೀಡಿದ ದೂರಿನ ಮೇರೆಗೆ ತನಿಖೆ ಕೈಗೊಂಡು'; 'ಇದೀಗ ಮೂವರನ್ನು ಬಂಧಿಸಿ ಅವರಿಂದ ಕೃತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಬಳಸಿದ 3 ಮೊಬೈಲ್ ಫೋನ್​ಗಳನ್ನು ವಶಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ'; 'ಆರೋಪಿಗಳನ್ನು ನ್ಯಾಯಾಂಗ ಬಂಧನಕ್ಕೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಪೊಲೀಸರು ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"On her complaint police investigated, arrested three people and seized three mobile phones, and police said the accused were remanded to judicial custody.","causal_attribution":"Police steps as reported; no charge sheet or trial is reported."}],"effects":[{"label":"AI-made photos and videos depicting the actor were circulated on social media","claim_id":"c1","direction":"negative"},{"label":"the material harmed her dignity and privacy and caused her mental harassment, according to ETV Bharat Kannada","claim_id":"c2","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.etvbharat.com/kn/state/three-arrested-for-creating-circulating-obscene-ai-made-visuals-of-actress-rukmini-vasanth-kas26062000441","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"kn","translation_note":"Read in Kannada by the research agent (an AI) on 2026-10-05 (ETV Bharat Kannada, published 20 June 2026); no human translator reviewed it. Relays the Bengaluru police account of the arrests and quotes the actor's earlier social media statement; same chain as the other source. Kannada 'ನಟಿ' (actress) is the basis for 'her'. The report names the three accused, who are not named here.","independence_group":"bengaluru-police-actor-ai-visuals-arrests-2026-06"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://kannada.oneindia.com/entertainment/sandalwood-actress-rukmini-vasanth-deepfake-case-cyber-police-nab-3-accused-for-fake-ai-video-458175.html","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"kn","translation_note":"Read in Kannada by the research agent (an AI) on 2026-10-05 (Oneindia Kannada, published 19 June 2026); no human translator reviewed it. Relays the police account of the arrests; same chain as the other source. It names the three accused with ages, which are not reproduced. Kannada 'ನಟಿ' (actress) is the basis for 'her'.","independence_group":"bengaluru-police-actor-ai-visuals-arrests-2026-06"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["privacy","work"],"unknowns":["Which AI tool was used and how many photos and videos were made.","What the accused say and what each is alleged to have done.","Whether the material has been removed.","Whether a charge sheet has been filed.","When the material first circulated: ETV Bharat Kannada dates it to May 2026, while Oneindia Kannada, on 19 June 2026, says the altered video was released a few days earlier."],"geography":{"basis":"Bengaluru police investigated and arrested three people, and the accused were remanded to judicial custody (ETV Bharat Kannada; Oneindia Kannada). The reports do not state where the actor lives. No court is named.","court_countries":["IN"],"event_countries":["IN"],"affected_person_countries":[]},"publication":{"basis":"Published under the 2026-09-15 charter: a named actor publicly said AI-generated photos of her were fake, filed a complaint, and police arrested three people over AI-morphed photos and videos. The account is the police statement as relayed by ETV Bharat Kannada and Oneindia Kannada (one chain) with her own quoted statement; all claims are reported. The accused are not named.","reviewed_on":"2026-10-05"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"Police say the accused used AI technology to morph the actor's photographs and to make photos and videos depicting her (ETV Bharat Kannada; Oneindia Kannada), and she said in her own statement that the photos were AI-generated and fake (quoted by ETV Bharat Kannada). The material depicts her (depicted_or_impersonated). No tool is named and no forensic report is described.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["depicted_or_impersonated"]},"name":"Bengaluru: actor Rukmini Vasanth says AI-generated photos passed off as hers are fake and files a complaint after AI-morphed photos and videos of her went viral in May 2026; police arrest three people, reported on 19 and 20 June 2026","summary":"According to ETV Bharat Kannada (20 June 2026) and Oneindia Kannada (19 June 2026), Bengaluru police arrested three people accused of using AI technology to morph photographs of the actor Rukmini Vasanth and of circulating AI-made photos and videos depicting her on social media. ETV Bharat reports that the material went viral on social media platforms and in some media in May, that it harmed her dignity and privacy and caused her mental harassment, and that she filed a complaint. In a statement on her social media accounts, quoted by ETV Bharat, she said the AI-generated photos circulating as hers were completely fake and that making and spreading manipulated content was a serious violation of privacy. Police seized three mobile phones and the accused were remanded to judicial custody. Oneindia reports that her face had been obscenely altered with AI technology in a video released on the internet. The reports do not name the tool used.","incidentDate":"2026-05-01","incidentKind":"bounded_series","incidentDatePrecision":"month","exposurePattern":"unknown","reportedDate":"2026-06-19","aiSystem":"Unidentified AI technology reported to have been used to morph the actor's photographs and to make photos and videos depicting her (police account via ETV Bharat Kannada and Oneindia Kannada)","aiProduct":"Unidentified image and video tool","severity":"medium","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["reputational_harm","psychological_distress"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"AI-made photos and videos depicting the actor were circulated on social media, harming her dignity and privacy and causing her mental harassment, according to ETV Bharat Kannada's report of the arrests; she publicly called the images fake and a serious violation of privacy.","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":1,"affectedCountStatus":"exact","affectedCountEvidence":"One person, the actor, is reported as depicted in the AI-made photos and videos (ETV Bharat Kannada; Oneindia Kannada).","victimAgeRange":"adult","jurisdiction":"IN","platformType":"other","outcomeType":"investigation_opened","outcomeStatus":"ongoing","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.etvbharat.com/kn/state/three-arrested-for-creating-circulating-obscene-ai-made-visuals-of-actress-rukmini-vasanth-kas26062000441","primarySourceLabel":"ETV Bharat Kannada, 20 June 2026: Three arrested for making and circulating obscene AI-made visuals of actor Rukmini Vasanth","firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-05T03:24:26.319735+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T03:24:26.319735+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["deepfake","ai-morphed-images","celebrity","arrests","india","karnataka","bengaluru","cyber-police","depicted-or-impersonated","kannada-language"]},{"id":"2026-bengaluru-mahalakshmi-layout-deepfake-leaders-forex-investment-scam","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Sudha Murty and Anant Ambani to be genuine, a city resident fell victim to an investment scam and lost Rs 7.66 lakh.'; 'came across the videos on Facebook on July 10. The videos purportedly showed Modi and others promoting online investments.'; 'Between July 10 and July 22, he transferred Rs 7.6 lakh to the bank accounts the suspects shared in multiple transactions.'; 'The victim clicked on a link given in the videos and wired Rs 22,000 to start his investment journey.'; 'The callers identified themselves as representatives of ‘One Two Markets’ company and told him that he could earn more if he got into forex trading.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'A 39-year-old Bengaluru resident allegedly lost ₹7.66 lakh after falling victim to an investment scam promoted through deepfake videos featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Sudha Murty and Anant Ambani.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"According to his FIR, a 39-year-old Mahalakshmi Layout resident saw Facebook videos on 10 July 2026 purportedly showing Narendra Modi and others promoting online investments, believed the deepfake videos to be genuine, clicked a link and, between 10 and 22 July, transferred about Rs 7.6 lakh (Rs 7.66 lakh in total) to accounts supplied by callers from a purported forex company.","causal_attribution":"The complainant's FIR as reported by Deccan Herald and repeated by Mangalore Today; the deepfake characterisation is the reports', without technical confirmation."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'the victim reached out to the police and an FIR was registered on September 19. A probe is ongoing.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'An FIR was registered on September 19, and an investigation is underway.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"An FIR was registered on 19 September 2026 and a probe is ongoing.","causal_attribution":"Deccan Herald and Mangalore Today (one reporting chain)."}],"effects":[{"label":"a Bengaluru man lost Rs 7.66 lakh to a forex scheme he joined after deepfake videos of public figures appeared to endorse it","claim_id":"c1","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/bengaluru-man-falls-for-pm-modi-anant-ambani-deepfakes-loses-over-rs-7-lakh-4160183","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"Read live on 2026-09-27 (Deccan Herald, DHNS, 25 September 2026; English). The visible page is truncated; the full article was read from its JSON-LD articleBody, which also embeds a related-article headline (a different Sitharaman-deepfake case) that is not used.","independence_group":"bengaluru-fir-deccanherald"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://www.mangaloretoday.com/headlines/Bengaluru-man-loses-Rs-7-66-lakh-after-falling-for-Modi-Anant-Ambani-deepfake-investment-videos.html","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"Read live on 2026-09-27 via the site's print view of the same article (Mangalore Today, 26 September 2026; English). Repeats the Deccan Herald FIR account; treated as derivative.","independence_group":"bengaluru-fir-deccanherald"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["finance","everyday_life"],"unknowns":["Which police station registered the FIR and under which sections.","Whether the videos were examined and what tool made them; the deepfake label is the reports'.","Who operated the scheme and where; the +44 numbers do not establish location.","Whether any money has been traced or frozen."],"geography":{"basis":"The complainant lives in Mahalakshmi Layout, Bengaluru, and the FIR was registered in Bengaluru (Deccan Herald). The callers used +44 numbers, which does not establish where they were. No court proceeding is reported.","court_countries":[],"event_countries":["IN"],"affected_person_countries":["IN"]},"publication":{"basis":"Published under the 2026-09-15 charter as an everyday financial adverse experience: an unnamed complainant lost Rs 7.66 lakh after deepfake videos of public figures lured him into a forex scheme, reported by Deccan Herald and repeated by Mangalore Today (one chain; claims reported).","reviewed_on":"2026-09-27"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"Deccan Herald's own lede calls the Facebook videos deepfakes of Narendra Modi, Nirmala Sitharaman, Sudha Murty and Anant Ambani. The FIR account it reports says only that the videos 'purportedly showed Modi and others promoting online investments'. No technical examination is reported. The relation is recorded as unknown: the AI videos impersonated third parties (public figures) to lure the complainant and did not depict, address or act for him in any way the reports establish; his dealings after clicking the link were with human callers.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["unknown"]},"name":"Bengaluru (Karnataka): a 39-year-old man reports losing Rs 7.66 lakh to a forex 'investment' scheme after deepfake Facebook videos of Narendra Modi, Nirmala Sitharaman, Sudha Murty and Anant Ambani appeared to promote it (July 2026; FIR 19 September 2026)","summary":"According to an FIR reported by Deccan Herald, a 39-year-old resident of Mahalakshmi Layout, Bengaluru, saw videos on Facebook on 10 July 2026 that appeared to show Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Sudha Murty and Anant Ambani promoting online investments. Believing them genuine, he clicked a link, paid Rs 22,000, and was then called from UK (+44) numbers by people claiming to represent a company called 'One Two Markets', who opened a forex account in his name. Between 10 and 22 July he transferred about Rs 7.6 lakh in several payments; when he tried to withdraw, the callers demanded more money. He went to the police and an FIR was registered on 19 September; a probe is under way. Deccan Herald calls the videos deepfakes; no technical examination of them is reported.","incidentDate":"2026-07-10","incidentEndDate":"2026-07-22","incidentKind":"bounded_series","incidentDatePrecision":"range","exposurePattern":"unknown","reportedDate":"2026-09-25","aiSystem":"Deepfake videos (tool unidentified) depicting public figures promoting an investment scheme on Facebook","aiProduct":"Unidentified video tool","severity":"medium","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["financial_loss"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"A Bengaluru man lost Rs 7.66 lakh to a forex investment scam he entered after deepfake Facebook videos of national leaders and business figures appeared to promote it (his FIR, as reported by Deccan Herald and Mangalore Today).","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":1,"affectedCountStatus":"exact","affectedCountEvidence":"One person, the 39-year-old complainant (Deccan Herald; Mangalore Today).","victimAgeRange":"adult","jurisdiction":"IN-KA","platformType":"other","outcomeType":"investigation_opened","outcomeStatus":"ongoing","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/bengaluru-man-falls-for-pm-modi-anant-ambani-deepfakes-loses-over-rs-7-lakh-4160183","primarySourceLabel":"Deccan Herald (DHNS), 25 September 2026: Bengaluru man falls for PM Modi, Anant Ambani deepfakes, loses over Rs 7 lakh","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-27T03:39:41.752411+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-09-30T01:17:27.815383+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["deepfake","investment-scam","forex","facebook","celebrity-impersonation","financial-fraud","india","karnataka","bengaluru"]},{"id":"2026-kazakhstan-deepfake-celebrity-trading-fraud-series","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"\"Только за последние полтора месяца по стране было зарегистрировано 119 таких фактов\"; \"создают дипфейк-видео со знаменитостями и фейковые ИИ-платформы, обещающие сверхвысокий пассивный доход\".","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"\"В Казахстане за последние полтора месяца зарегистрировали 119 случаев мошенничества под видом трейдинга с использованием дипфейков, сообщили в Генеральной прокуратуре\".","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"},{"locator":"\"По информации Генпрокуратуры, только за последние полтора месяца по стране зарегистрировано 119 таких фактов\".","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"},{"locator":"\"Только за последние полтора месяца в стране зарегистрировали 119 фактов мошенничества\".","relation":"supports","source_id":"s5"}],"assertion":"The Prosecutor General's Office said that in the previous one and a half months 119 cases of fraud had been registered in Kazakhstan in a scheme that lures victims through social-media deepfake videos of celebrities and fake 'AI' investment platforms (named examples: 'Kaspi AI' with Mikhail Lomtadze, 'Quantum AI' with Elon Musk, 'TON' with Pavel Durov, 'people's investments' fronted by television news presenters).","causal_attribution":"Single official statement relayed by five outlets; the 119 figure is a count of registered cases, and the deepfake description is the office's characterisation of the scheme."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"\"В сентябре текущего года жительница Талдыкоргана обратилась с заявлением по факту мошенничества в особо крупном размере\"; \"перевела на счета 3-их лиц более 7 млн\"; \"По указанному факту проводится досудебное расследование\".","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"\"Одной из жертв мошенников стала жительница Талдыкоргана\"; \"Перечисленные ею деньги и якобы дивиденды отображались в фейковом кошельке, однако возможность их обналичить мошенники не предоставили. По указанному факту проводится досудебное расследование\".","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"},{"locator":"\"Более 7 млн тенге перевела злоумышленникам жительница Талдыкоргана, поверив в рекламу о сверхприбыли от трейдинга\"; \"Вывести средства женщина не смогла\".","relation":"supports","source_id":"s4"},{"locator":"\"она перевела на счета третьих лиц более 7 млн тенге\".","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"In September 2026 a woman from Taldykorgan reported large-scale fraud: after an Instagram advertisement offering super-profits from share trading she left her details, was contacted by the fraudsters and on their instructions transferred more than 7 million tenge to third-party accounts; the money and supposed dividends showed in a fake wallet she could not cash out; a pre-trial investigation is under way.","causal_attribution":"The office's account of one registered case, given as an example of the scheme; whether the advertisement she saw was a deepfake video is not stated."}],"effects":[{"label":"a woman lost more than 7 million tenge; 119 registered cases of deepfake-fronted trading fraud in about six weeks","claim_id":"c2","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://kazpravda.kz/n/dipfeyki-maska-durova-i-lomtadze-kazahstancev-obmanyvayut-pod-vidom-treydinga/","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"ru","translation_note":"Read in Russian on 2026-09-19 (Kazakhstanskaya Pravda, Dana Amenova, 16 Sep 2026), citing the Prosecutor General's press service; quotations in this record are the reviewer's translations from the Russian body.","independence_group":"kz-prosecutor-general"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://informburo.kz/novosti/dipfeiki-ilona-maska-i-pavla-durova-119-slucaev-mosennicestva-s-treidingom-zaregistrirovali-v-kazaxstane","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"ru","translation_note":"Read in Russian on 2026-09-19 (Informburo.kz, 16 Sep 2026). Same Prosecutor General statement, with the office's quoted description of the Taldykorgan case.","independence_group":"kz-prosecutor-general"},{"id":"s3","url":"https://tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_news/kazahstanka-lishilas-7-millionov-tenge-reklamyi-instagram-608643/","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"ru","translation_note":"Read in Russian on 2026-09-19 (Tengrinews, 16 Sep 2026). Same statement; carries the office's quoted sentence on the fake wallet and the pre-trial investigation.","independence_group":"kz-prosecutor-general"},{"id":"s4","url":"https://kazlenta.kz/120453-moshennichestvo-pod-vidom-treydinga-genprokuratura-obratilas-k-kazahstancam.html","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"ru","translation_note":"Read in Russian on 2026-09-19 (Kazlenta.kz, 16 Sep 2026, the earliest report found). Same statement.","independence_group":"kz-prosecutor-general"},{"id":"s5","url":"https://kz.kursiv.media/2026-09-16/ezif-lomtadze-mask-i-durov-daryat-milliony-kak-kazahstancev-zamanivayut-v-lzheinvesticii/","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"ru","translation_note":"Read in Russian on 2026-09-19 (Kursiv Media, 16 Sep 2026). Same statement.","independence_group":"kz-prosecutor-general"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["finance","everyday_life"],"unknowns":["Whether the Instagram advertisement seen by the Taldykorgan woman was itself a deepfake video or a fake 'AI platform' page.","The number of victims and total losses across the 119 registered cases; the exact period ('the last one and a half months' before mid-September 2026).","Whether any suspects have been identified or funds recovered.","The Prosecutor General's original release text was not reached (gov.kz is JavaScript-only to this host); the record relies on five press relays of the press service."],"geography":{"basis":"Nationwide registrations in Kazakhstan per the Prosecutor General's Office; the identified victim lives in Taldykorgan (Zhetysu region). No court proceeding reported.","court_countries":[],"event_countries":["KZ"],"affected_person_countries":["KZ"]},"publication":{"basis":"Published under the 2026-09-15 charter as an impersonation-fraud series with an official source: the Prosecutor General's Office reports 119 registered cases in about six weeks lured by deepfake celebrity videos and fake 'AI' platforms, and one identified anonymous victim who lost more than 7 million tenge. Five Russian-language bodies read, all relaying one official statement (claims reported); person count kept to the one identified victim plus unquantified others.","reviewed_on":"2026-09-19"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"The Prosecutor General's Office describes the scheme's lure as deepfake videos of celebrities and fake 'AI' platforms placed on social networks; no technical verification is published, and the statement does not say whether the Taldykorgan woman's Instagram advertisement was itself a deepfake. The AI artifacts depicted and impersonated public figures; the victims' dealings were with human fraudsters.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["depicted_or_impersonated"]},"name":"Kazakhstan: the Prosecutor General's Office reported 119 trading-fraud cases registered in about six weeks, lured by deepfake videos of Elon Musk, Pavel Durov and other public figures and fake 'AI' platforms; a Taldykorgan woman transferred more than 7 million tenge","summary":"On 16 September 2026 the Prosecutor General's Office of Kazakhstan warned of an investment-fraud scheme in which criminals advertise non-existent projects on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and other platforms using deepfake videos of well-known people and fake 'AI' investment platforms promising very high passive income: 'Kaspi AI' with Mikhail Lomtadze, 'Quantum AI' with Elon Musk, 'TON' with Pavel Durov, and 'people's investments' in KazMunayGas or Gazprom fronted by news presenters from Khabar 24, KTK and Channel One. The office said 119 such cases had been registered across the country in the previous one and a half months. Its example: in September 2026 a woman from Taldykorgan saw an Instagram advertisement offering high returns from share trading, left her details through the link, was contacted by the fraudsters and, following their instructions, transferred more than 7 million tenge to third-party accounts; the money and supposed dividends appeared in a fake wallet that she could not withdraw from. A pre-trial investigation is under way. The office urged people not to trust guaranteed-return offers or transfer money to strangers.","incidentDate":"2026-08-01","incidentEndDate":"2026-09-16","incidentKind":"bounded_series","incidentDatePrecision":"range","exposurePattern":"repeated_interactions","reportedDate":"2026-09-16","aiSystem":"Deepfake videos of public figures (Elon Musk, Pavel Durov, Mikhail Lomtadze, television news presenters) and fake 'AI' investment platforms ('Quantum AI', 'Kaspi AI'); generation tools not identified","aiProduct":"Unidentified video tool","severity":"medium","verificationStatus":"unverified","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["financial_loss"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"A woman in Taldykorgan transferred more than 7 million tenge to fraudsters after an Instagram trading advertisement and could not withdraw the supposed returns; the Prosecutor General's Office registered 119 such fraud cases nationwide in about six weeks, in a scheme whose lure is deepfake celebrity videos and fake 'AI' platforms.","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"supported","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":1,"affectedCountStatus":"partial","affectedCountEvidence":"One identified victim (the Taldykorgan woman, more than 7 million tenge). The 119 figure counts registered fraud cases ('фактов'), not people, so the remaining victims are unquantified. One counted plus unquantified others: partial.","victimAgeRange":"unknown","jurisdiction":"KZ","platformType":"other","outcomeType":"investigation_opened","outcomeStatus":"ongoing","primarySourceUrl":"https://kazpravda.kz/n/dipfeyki-maska-durova-i-lomtadze-kazahstancev-obmanyvayut-pod-vidom-treydinga/","primarySourceLabel":"Kazakhstanskaya Pravda, 16 Sep 2026: Deepfakes of Musk, Durov and Lomtadze: Kazakhstanis defrauded under the guise of trading (Prosecutor General's Office statement)","firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-20T03:19:45.310788+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-09-30T01:17:42.622034+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["deepfake","celebrity-impersonation","investment-fraud","trading-scam","fake-ai-platform","kazakhstan","prosecutor-general","financial-loss","instagram"]}]}