Description: İsa Kereci and Hale Kereci, a married couple in Samsun, Turkey, reportedly lost 1.5 million lira after being deceived by an alleged AI-generated investment video on Facebook. The scammers allegedly used the video to build credibility and then guided them through staged "investment" steps, including screen sharing, fees, forced loans, and unauthorized bank and credit card transfers. The couple filed a criminal complaint, reporting severe financial harm and significant emotional distress.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown voice cloning technology developers and Unknown deepfake technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Unknown scammers, which harmed İsa Kereci , Investors , Hale Kereci , General public of Turkey , General public and Epistemic integrity.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown voice cloning technology developers , Unknown deepfake technology developers and Facebook
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1319
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-12-26
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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A married couple living in the İlkadım district of Samsun have filed a criminal complaint with the prosecutor's office, alleging they were defrauded of 1.5 million Turkish Lira after believing an investment video created using artificial in…
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