Description: Purported deepfake videos of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, featuring a synthetic voice with an American accent, were reportedly used in scam advertisements on YouTube in mid-2025. They reportedly claimed that Australians could earn thousands per month through an automated cryptocurrency trading platform called AUFIRST, framed as a government "tax dividend." Viewers were reportedly directed to a fraudulent site and urged to invest $400.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown deepfake technology developer and Unknown voice synthesis technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Unknown scammers , Unknown fraudsters and Unknown AUFIRST platform scam operators, which harmed Anthony Albanese , General public of Australia , Investors and Australian investors.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown deepfake technology , Unknown voice synthesis technology , AUFIRST and YouTube
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1237
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-08-04
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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A deepfake clone of Anthony Albanese has appeared on a new wave of AI-generated scam ads targeting Australians on YouTube, prompting demands for the tech giant and the government to do more to prevent them.
In the ads, Albanese speaks with …
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