{"meta":{"exportedAt":"2026-10-21T07:51:25.944Z","formatVersion":2,"selection":{"q":"image_misuse","system":"","harm":"","context":"","country":"","role":"","relation":"core","evidence":"","year":"unknown","response":"","severity":"","verification":"","view":"incidents","sort":"added"},"totalIncidents":1,"coverage":{"cases":1,"countries":1,"languages":1,"unknownLocation":0,"locationPending":0,"unknownLanguage":0,"unknownDate":1,"lawsuits":0,"regulatory":0,"minors":0,"coreRelations":1,"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-touba-senegal-police-say-man-used-ai-voice-changer-and-a-womans-photos-in-fake-profiles-to-lure-victims","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"L’affaire a débuté à la suite d’une plainte déposée le 16 février 2026 par une dame victime d’une campagne de dénigrement et de détournement d’image.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"A l’origine de cette affaire, selon la Police, une dame avait déposé une plainte, le 16 février 2026, car elle était victime d’une campagne de dénigrement et de détournement d'images.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"Police say the case began with a complaint filed on 16 February 2026 by a woman who was the target of a smear campaign and misuse of her images, and that technical investigations identified the suspect as her former in-law.","causal_attribution":"Police account relayed by two outlets; one origin."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"Il téléchargeait des photos et vidéos publiées sur les statuts WhatsApp de son ex-belle-sœur afin de créer de faux profils. ... Sous cette fausse identité, il attirait des hommes et des femmes, envoyait des contenus à caractère sexuel et sollicitait des transferts d’argent ou du crédit téléphonique.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"Il utilisait ses images pour appâter des hommes et des femmes, envoyant des fichiers à caractère sexuel et sollicitant des transferts d'argent ou du crédit téléphonique.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"According to the investigation, the suspect downloaded photos and videos from the woman's WhatsApp status updates to create fake profiles, and through them attracted men and women, sent them sexual material and asked for money or phone credit.","causal_attribution":"The scheme as described by the police investigation."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"Pour crédibiliser son personnage féminin, il utilisait des outils d’intelligence artificielle permettant de modifier sa voix en temps réel lors d’appels audio et vidéo.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"Pour parfaire son personnage féminin, il utilisait des outils d'Intelligence Artificielle (IA) afin de transformer sa voix en temps réel lors d'appels audio et vidéo.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"According to the investigation, the suspect used artificial intelligence tools to transform his voice in real time during audio and video calls to make the female persona believable.","causal_attribution":"AI attribution by the investigating police; the technical basis and the tool are not disclosed."},{"id":"c4","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"Plusieurs victimes ont été entendues par les enquêteurs. Certaines ont vu leur image gravement atteinte, utilisée à des fins de prostitution virtuelle. D’autres ont été incitées à participer à des appels vidéo à caractère explicite, avant de découvrir la supercherie lorsque le suspect réclamait une aide financière.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"Police say several victims were heard, that some had their images used for virtual prostitution, and that others were drawn into explicit video calls before the suspect asked them for financial help.","causal_attribution":"Harm to further victims as reported in the police account; number not given."},{"id":"c5","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"Le Commissariat d’arrondissement de Ndamatou/Touba (est) a démantelé, le 19 février 2026, une entreprise criminelle numérique ... Le mis en cause est placé en garde à vue pour ... cyber-escroquerie, chantage et usage illicite de l'IA ... Interpellé et confronté aux preuves numériques, le mis en cause serait passé aux aveux complets.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"},{"locator":"Interpellé et confronté aux preuves numériques recueillies, le mis en cause est passé aux aveux.","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"Police say the suspect was arrested on 19 February 2026, held in custody for cyber-fraud, blackmail and illicit use of AI, and confessed when confronted with the digital evidence.","causal_attribution":"Procedural facts from the police account; the confession concerns collecting the images and is not described as covering the AI use specifically."}],"effects":[{"label":"woman's images used in fake profiles behind a smear campaign; other victims drawn into explicit calls and money requests","claim_id":"c4","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.rts.sn/actualite/detail/a-la-une/touba-un-individu-arrete-pour-cyber-escroquerie-chantage-et-usage-frauduleux-de-lia","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"fr","translation_note":"Read in French by the research agent (an AI) on 2026-10-21 and translated by the research agent (an AI) into English; no human translator or reviewer was involved. RTS report of 20 Feb 2026 relaying the police account; HTTP 200.","independence_group":"touba-police-account-feb-2026"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://www.pressafrik.com/%E2%80%8BTouba-un-homme-arrete-pour-utilisation-presumee-des-photos-et-videos-de-son-ex-belle-soeur-a-des-fins-sexuelles_a301510.html","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"fr","translation_note":"Read in French by the research agent (an AI) on 2026-10-21 and translated by the research agent (an AI) into English; no human translator or reviewer was involved. PressAfrik report of 20 Feb 2026 attributing the account to the police; HTTP 200. Relays the same police account as s1, so it is not independent.","independence_group":"touba-police-account-feb-2026"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["privacy","relationships"],"unknowns":["Which AI tool was used and how investigators established its use.","How many people were deceived, whether any of them paid money, and when the scheme began.","Whether the suspect was charged or tried, and the outcome."],"geography":{"basis":"The complaint was filed with, and the arrest made by, the Ndamatou/Touba district police station in Senegal, and the police account places the scheme there, so the event country is Senegal. The complainant filed her complaint there, so her country is Senegal; the other victims' countries are not stated. No court proceeding is reported.","court_countries":[],"event_countries":["SN"],"affected_person_countries":["SN"]},"publication":{"basis":"Published as a core case (depicted_or_impersonated, communicated_with): the investigating Touba police say a man used AI tools to change his voice in real time on calls, making a female persona built on a woman's photos believable, and used it to send people sexual material, draw some into explicit video calls and ask for money; the woman complained of a smear campaign and misuse of her images. The attribution's technical basis is undisclosed. No name appears in the public record.","reviewed_on":"2026-10-21"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"The Touba police investigation, relayed by RTS and PressAfrik, says the suspect used artificial intelligence tools to transform his voice in real time during audio and video calls so that a female persona built on the complainant's photos and videos was believable, and that through this persona he attracted men and women, sent them sexual material, drew some into explicit video calls and asked for money. The suspect was held for, among other things, illicit use of AI. The police do not disclose how they established the AI use or which tool it was, and the reported confession concerns collecting the images.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["depicted_or_impersonated","communicated_with"]},"name":"Touba, Senegal: police say a man used a woman's photos in fake profiles and AI tools to change his voice on calls to draw people into explicit calls","summary":"Senegalese police in Touba said in February 2026 that a man had downloaded photos and videos a woman posted in her WhatsApp status updates and used them to create fake profiles. According to the investigation, he used artificial intelligence tools to transform his voice in real time during audio and video calls so that the female persona was believable, and through it attracted men and women, sent them sexual material and asked them for money or phone credit. The woman, a former in-law of the suspect, had complained on 16 February of a smear campaign and misuse of her images. Police say several victims were heard, that some had their images used for virtual prostitution, and that the suspect confessed after his arrest on 19 February. The police account does not say how investigators established the AI use or which tool it was.","incidentKind":"bounded_series","incidentDatePrecision":"unknown","exposurePattern":"repeated_interactions","reportedDate":"2026-02-20","aiSystem":"Artificial intelligence tools that transformed the suspect's voice in real time during audio and video calls, according to the Touba police investigation (tool not identified)","aiProduct":"Unidentified voice-changing tool","severity":"medium","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["exploitation_or_abuse","reputational_harm"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"According to the Touba police, a woman's photos and videos were used in fake profiles whose operator used AI tools to change his voice on calls; she complained of a smear campaign and misuse of her images, some victims' images were used for virtual prostitution, and others were drawn into explicit video calls before being asked for money.","frameworkFacets":[],"pathwayDirection":"outward","causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":1,"affectedCountStatus":"partial","affectedCountEvidence":"One complainant, whose images were taken for the fake profiles (police account). Police say several further victims were heard but give no number, so they remain unquantified.","victimAgeRange":"unknown","jurisdiction":"SN","platformType":"other","outcomeType":"criminal_charges","outcomeStatus":"pending","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.rts.sn/actualite/detail/a-la-une/touba-un-individu-arrete-pour-cyber-escroquerie-chantage-et-usage-frauduleux-de-lia","primarySourceLabel":"RTS (Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise), 20 Feb 2026: Touba, un individu arrêté pour cyber-escroquerie, chantage et usage frauduleux de l'IA","firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-21T03:02:21.570005+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-10-21T03:02:21.570005+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["voice_changer","fake_profiles","image_misuse","blackmail","senegal"]}]}