{"meta":{"exportedAt":"2026-10-28T06:30:14.481Z","formatVersion":2,"selection":{"q":"counterfeit","system":"","harm":"","context":"","country":"","role":"","relation":"core","evidence":"","year":"","response":"","severity":"","verification":"","view":"incidents","sort":"added"},"totalIncidents":2,"coverage":{"cases":2,"countries":2,"languages":2,"unknownLocation":0,"locationPending":0,"unknownLanguage":0,"unknownDate":1,"lawsuits":0,"regulatory":0,"minors":0,"coreRelations":2,"contextualRelations":0,"mixedRelations":0,"unknownRelations":0,"relationPending":0,"relationUnknown":0},"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-russian-buyer-says-gemini-judged-marketplace-gamepad-genuine-from-photos-but-delivered-one-was-counterfeit-first-person","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'поэтому я решил закинуть фото из отзывов и карточки товара в нейросеть Gemini. Попросил ее проанализировать изображения, сравнить их с оригинальными фото от Microsoft и вынести вердикт.'; 'Но Gemini была полностью уверена, что геймпад оригинальный, и это только укрепило мои предположения.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"The buyer says they uploaded photos from the listing and its reviews to Gemini, asked it to compare them with Microsoft's original photos and give a verdict, and that Gemini was completely certain the controller was original, which strengthened their own assumption.","causal_attribution":"The buyer's own account of Gemini's answer and its effect on the decision; the exchange itself is not reproduced."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'Несмотря на все проверки, мне достался контрафактный товар, к  тому же бракованный.'; 'При  первом же подключении геймпада к консоли я понял, что играть на нем невозможно: левый стик жутко дрейфовал'; 'Но его программатор отказался работать с оранжевым геймпадом — значит, он сделан не Microsoft.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"The buyer says the delivered controller was counterfeit and faulty: its left stick drifted from the first connection, and a repairer's programmer would not work with it, showing it was not made by Microsoft.","causal_attribution":"The buyer's account; the service-centre report was not seen."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'Через полчаса мне пришел отказ: продавец не согласовал возврат.'; 'Деньги за геймпад вернулись на карту почти сразу. Но 500 ₽ за диагностику Ozon мне не компенсировал'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"The buyer says the seller first refused the return and demanded a service-centre report; after paying 500 roubles for a diagnosis saying it was not an original Microsoft product, the buyer received a refund, but the 500 roubles were not reimbursed.","causal_attribution":"The buyer's account of the return process."},{"id":"c4","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'Конечно, есть шанс, что на фото действительно был оригинальный геймпад, а подделку прислали исключительно мне.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"The buyer acknowledges there is a chance the photos did show an original controller and that the counterfeit was sent only to them.","causal_attribution":"The buyer's own qualification of Gemini's role."}],"effects":[{"label":"counterfeit, faulty controller bought after Gemini's verdict reinforced the purchase; refund only after a paid report, fee not reimbursed (buyer's report)","claim_id":"c2","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://t-j.ru/xbox-opi/","kind":"first_person_account","access":"read","language":"ru","translation_note":"Read in Russian by the research agent (an AI) on 2026-10-28 and translated by the research agent (an AI) into English; no human translator or reviewer was involved. First-person article by the buyer in T—Zh, 29 April 2026 (article:published_time); read in full, HTTP 200.","independence_group":"tj-gamepad-author-apr-2026"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["own_use"],"contexts":["everyday_life","finance"],"unknowns":["The date of the purchase, which listed price was paid (the listing offered 8,000 roubles new or 6,000 roubles with a cosmetic defect on the box) and the seller.","Whether the listing photos showed a genuine controller, and so whether Gemini's verdict was wrong about what it was shown.","The exact wording of Gemini's answer."],"geography":{"basis":"The buyer writes that Xbox controllers reach Russia through parallel import because Microsoft left the Russian market, bought on Ozon and returned the item at a pick-up point after travelling by metro; the purchase took place in Russia. No city is given.","court_countries":[],"event_countries":["RU"],"affected_person_countries":["RU"]},"publication":{"basis":"Published under the charter's first-person rule as a consumer case: the buyer describes asking Gemini for a verdict on listing photos, Gemini's certainty that the controller was original, and buying a counterfeit, faulty controller whose refund required a paid report. The account is the buyer's alone and includes the buyer's own caveat about the photos.","reviewed_on":"2026-10-28"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"The buyer says they asked Gemini to compare the listing and review photos with Microsoft's originals and give a verdict, and that Gemini was completely certain the controller was original, which strengthened the buyer's assumption before buying; the controller delivered was counterfeit and faulty, leading to a refused return and an unreimbursed 500-rouble report. The account is first-person and uncorroborated, and the buyer acknowledges the listing photos may have shown a genuine unit, so whether Gemini's verdict was wrong about what it was shown is not established.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["communicated_with"]},"name":"Buyer says Gemini judged a marketplace gamepad genuine from listing photos, but the delivered one was counterfeit (first-person)","summary":"In a first-person article published by the Russian personal-finance magazine T—Zh on 29 April 2026, a buyer says they wanted a limited-edition Xbox controller from a long-established seller on the Ozon marketplace and, unsure about judging colours, uploaded photos from the listing and reviews to Gemini, asking it to compare them with Microsoft's original photos and give a verdict. The buyer says Gemini was completely certain the controller was original, which strengthened their own assumption, and they bought it. The delivered controller's left stick drifted from the first use; a repairer's programmer would not connect to it, showing it was not made by Microsoft. The seller first refused a return without a service-centre report; the buyer paid 500 roubles for one, then received a refund, but the marketplace did not reimburse the 500 roubles. The buyer acknowledges the listing photos may have shown a genuine unit and that the counterfeit may have been sent only to them.","incidentKind":"single_event","incidentDatePrecision":"unknown","exposurePattern":"repeated_interactions","reportedDate":"2026-04-29","aiSystem":"Gemini, to which the buyer uploaded listing and review photos of the controller and asked for a verdict on whether it was original, as named in the buyer's article","aiProduct":"Gemini (reported)","severity":"low","verificationStatus":"unverified","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["financial_loss"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"The buyer says Gemini's verdict that a listed controller was original reinforced the purchase; the delivered controller was counterfeit and faulty, the return was first refused, and a 500-rouble diagnostic fee was not reimbursed (first-person; uncorroborated).","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":1,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":0,"affectedCountStatus":"exact","affectedCountEvidence":"One person: the buyer who wrote the account. No other harmed person is described.","victimAgeRange":"adult","jurisdiction":"RU","platformType":"chatbot","outcomeStatus":"resolved","primarySourceUrl":"https://t-j.ru/xbox-opi/","primarySourceLabel":"T—Zh, 29 April 2026: I bought a collectible gamepad on Ozon on a neural network's advice and it turned out to be fake","firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-28T03:16:44.088467+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-10-28T03:16:44.088467+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["first-person","chatbot","online-marketplace","counterfeit","consumer","russia"]},{"id":"2026-ahmedabad-police-say-fake-garba-passes-made-with-chatgpt-were-sold-to-navratri-revellers","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"The accused allegedly prepared bogus passes and promotional material with the help of ChatGPT, using details of various garba events to make the tickets look authentic. They incorporated technical elements, including barcodes and QR codes, to give the passes a genuine appearance, stated police.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"He used ChatGPT and artificial intelligence to prepare fake passes using information and images taken from the official websites and social media pages of garba organisers.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"},{"locator":"Investigators said the accused used ChatGPT to generate flyers and passes, promoted them through targeted advertisements and communicated with buyers via WhatsApp.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"},{"locator":"The accused allegedly used ChatGPT to prepare promotional content and design passes resembling genuine tickets.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s4"}],"assertion":"According to the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch, the accused prepared the bogus garba passes and promotional material with ChatGPT, adding barcodes and QR codes so that the passes appeared authentic.","causal_attribution":"Police account relayed by four outlets; one origin. The ChatGPT use is the investigation's description."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"The case came to light after customers discovered that their passes were invalid at the venues.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"IANS reports that the case came to light after customers discovered at the venues that their passes were invalid.","causal_attribution":"IANS's account of the police statement; no buyer is quoted."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"The accused allegedly sold 686 fake passes worth Rs 8 lakh for several high-end garba events in Ahmedabad by advertising discounted tickets on social media, according to a press release by the Cyber Crime Branch.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"The Cyber Cell has identified 686 passes allegedly sold for various Garba events, with the total amount collected estimated at around ₹8 lakh.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s4"}],"assertion":"The police say 686 passes were sold for various events and about Rs 8 lakh collected from buyers.","causal_attribution":"Police figures; they count passes and money, not people."},{"id":"c4","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"To win the trust of potential customers, they allegedly created different email IDs in the names of garba events and sent customers booking confirmations and emails after receiving payments, according to the release.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"Buyers were contacted on WhatsApp and sent booking confirmations from email addresses created in the names of the garba events.","causal_attribution":"Police press release as relayed by PTI."},{"id":"c5","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"The racket came to light after Anant Brahmand organisers filed a complaint on October 16, flagging an Instagram account selling discounted passes using their official logo.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"},{"locator":"were arrested in Rajasthan’s Sikar district following a technical investigation","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"},{"locator":"Police said the accused continued advertising and selling passes even after a case was registered against them at Santej police station in Gandhinagar district on October 3.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s4"},{"locator":"The accused allegedly continued selling bogus garba event passes even after the case had been registered against him, police said.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"A complaint was filed on 16 October 2026 by the organisers of an event whose official logo had been used, and two men were arrested in Rajasthan's Sikar district; an earlier case had been registered at Santej police station on 3 October, against one of the accused according to PTI and against both according to Gujarat Samachar.","causal_attribution":"Police account as relayed."},{"id":"c6","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"The complaint alleged that the fraud took place between August 19 and October 14.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s4"},{"locator":"Sinha said the accused had been operating the scheme for about a month","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"Gujarat Samachar reports that the complaint places the fraud between 19 August and 14 October 2026; IANS reports the DCP saying the scheme ran for about a month.","causal_attribution":"Two descriptions of the period from the police account; they differ."},{"id":"c7","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"According to police, the fraud came to light after the complaint was lodged over the misuse of the name and logo of","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"The racket came to light after Anant Brahmand organisers filed a complaint on October 16, flagging an Instagram account selling discounted passes using their official logo.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"}],"assertion":"PTI and Ahmedabad Mirror report that the fraud came to light through the organisers' complaint over the misuse of their event's name and logo.","causal_attribution":"Police account as relayed by PTI and Ahmedabad Mirror; IANS gives a different account of how the case came to light (c2)."}],"effects":[{"label":"buyers paid for counterfeit garba passes that were invalid at the venues","claim_id":"c2","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.rediff.com/news/report/rajasthan-duo-arrested-for-rs-8-lakh-navratri-garba-pass-scam/20261019.htm","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"English-language source; no translation. Read on 2026-10-20 (HTTP 200). PTI report carried by Rediff, 19 Oct 2026, citing the Cyber Crime Branch press release.","independence_group":"ahmedabad-cyber-crime-police-account-oct-2026"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://theshillongtimes.com/2026/10/20/chatgpt-made-fake-passes-ig-ads-how-two-men-duped-garba-goers-of-rs-eight-lakh/","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"English-language source; no translation. Read on 2026-10-20 (HTTP 200). IANS report carried by The Shillong Times, quoting the DCP (Cyber Crime).","independence_group":"ahmedabad-cyber-crime-police-account-oct-2026"},{"id":"s3","url":"https://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/2-arrested-for-selling-686-fake-garba-passes/81924354.html","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"English-language source; no translation. Read on 2026-10-20 (HTTP 200). Ahmedabad Mirror report, 20 Oct 2026, relaying the police account.","independence_group":"ahmedabad-cyber-crime-police-account-oct-2026"},{"id":"s4","url":"https://english.gujaratsamachar.com/news/ahmedabad/ahmedabad-crime-branch-fake-garba-passes-82548148217","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"English-language source; no translation. Read on 2026-10-20 (HTTP 200). Gujarat Samachar English report, 19 Oct 2026, relaying the police account; its AI-generated summary box was not used.","independence_group":"ahmedabad-cyber-crime-police-account-oct-2026"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["finance","everyday_life"],"unknowns":["How many buyers paid for the counterfeit passes and how much each lost.","Which parts of the passes and advertisements ChatGPT produced, beyond the police description.","Whether buyers recovered any money.","The outcome of the criminal case."],"geography":{"basis":"Event: the passes were advertised to and sold for garba events in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and the complaint was registered with the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime police (PTI, IANS, Ahmedabad Mirror, Gujarat Samachar). Buyers are described as Ahmedabad revellers (Ahmedabad Mirror). No court proceeding is reported.","court_countries":[],"event_countries":["IN"],"affected_person_countries":["IN"]},"publication":{"basis":"Published as a reported case (communicated_with): the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch, as relayed by PTI, IANS, Ahmedabad Mirror and Gujarat Samachar, says the accused prepared counterfeit garba passes and promotional material with ChatGPT and sold 686 passes for about Rs 8 lakh, and IANS reports that customers found the passes invalid at the venues. All claims rest on one police account; the accused are not named here and the number of buyers is unknown.","reviewed_on":"2026-10-20"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"The investigating Cyber Crime Branch says the accused prepared the bogus passes and promotional material with ChatGPT (PTI, from the branch's press release), and IANS quotes the DCP (Cyber Crime): 'He used ChatGPT and artificial intelligence to prepare fake passes'. Ahmedabad Mirror reports investigators saying the ChatGPT-generated flyers and passes were promoted through targeted advertisements, which buyers answered (PTI), and the passes were what buyers received after paying (PTI, IANS); IANS reports that customers found the passes invalid at the venues. This record treats the ChatGPT-generated passes and promotional material as AI-generated content presented to the buyers as information (communicated_with). The attribution is the investigating police's and its technical basis is not published, nor is which part of each pass ChatGPT generated.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["communicated_with"]},"name":"Ahmedabad: police say two men used ChatGPT to make fake Navratri garba passes and sold 686 through Instagram ads for about Rs 8 lakh","summary":"The Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch said in October 2026 that it had arrested two men from Rajasthan who sold 686 counterfeit passes for Navratri garba events in Ahmedabad through discounted Instagram advertisements, collecting about Rs 8 lakh. According to the police account relayed by PTI, IANS, Ahmedabad Mirror and Gujarat Samachar, the accused prepared the passes and promotional material with ChatGPT, adding barcodes and QR codes so that they looked genuine, and sent them to buyers from email addresses resembling the organisers'. IANS reports that the case came to light when customers found their passes invalid at the venues. PTI and Ahmedabad Mirror say it came to light through a complaint filed on 16 October by a garba organiser whose event name and logo were used. How many buyers lost money is not reported; 686 is the number of passes.","incidentDate":"2026-08-19","incidentEndDate":"2026-10-14","incidentKind":"bounded_series","incidentDatePrecision":"day","exposurePattern":"unknown","reportedDate":"2026-10-19","aiSystem":"ChatGPT, which the accused used to prepare the counterfeit passes and promotional material, according to the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch as reported by PTI, IANS, Ahmedabad Mirror and Gujarat Samachar","aiProduct":"ChatGPT (reported)","severity":"low","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["financial_loss"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"According to the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch as reported by PTI and IANS, buyers paid for discounted garba passes that the accused had prepared with ChatGPT, and IANS reports that customers found the passes invalid at the venues; police put the takings at about Rs 8 lakh from 686 passes.","frameworkFacets":[],"pathwayDirection":"outward","causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":0,"affectedCountStatus":"unquantified","affectedCountEvidence":"The police figures count 686 passes and about Rs 8 lakh, not people, and no source gives the number of buyers who lost money. IANS reports that customers (plural) found their passes invalid; that plural is not a count. The organisers whose names and logos were used are not counted.","victimAgeRange":"unknown","jurisdiction":"IN","platformType":"other","outcomeType":"criminal_charges","outcomeStatus":"ongoing","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.rediff.com/news/report/rajasthan-duo-arrested-for-rs-8-lakh-navratri-garba-pass-scam/20261019.htm","primarySourceLabel":"Rediff (PTI), 19 Oct 2026: How two men cheated garba enthusiasts of Rs 8 lakh","firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-20T03:01:21.144076+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-10-20T03:01:21.144076+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["chatgpt","fraud","counterfeit-tickets","instagram","india","arrest","financial-loss"]}]}