Incident 1483: Facebook Account Reportedly Used AI-Generated Video to Impersonate Indonesian Preacher Ustaz Ujang Bustomi in Money-Giveaway Scam

Description: A Facebook account called "PT perusahaan uangtunai" reportedly shared an AI-generated video impersonating Indonesian preacher Ustaz Ujang Bustomi and allegedly claiming he was giving away money. TurnBackHoax reported that the post drew about 12,500 likes, 7,100 comments, and 422 shares by 11/21/2025, and that Hive Moderation rated the video as likely AI-generated.

Editor Notes: Timeline note: The incident reportedly occurred 11/20/2025 and was first warned about on 11/21/2025. The incident ID was created 05/10/2026.

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Alleged: Unknown deepfake technology developers and Unknown voice cloning technology developers developed an AI system deployed by PT perusahaan uangtunai and Unknown scammers, which harmed General public of Indonesia , Elderly individuals in Indonesia , Epistemic integrity , Ustaz Ujang Bustomi and Facebook users.

Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown deepfake technology , Unknown voice cloning technology , Facebook and YouTube

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Incident ID

1483

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Incident Date

2025-11-20

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Daniel Atherton

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[PENIPUAN] Ustaz Ujang Bustomi Bagi-Bagi Uang melalui Facebook

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turnbackhoax.id · 2025

Akun Facebook "PT perusahaan uangtunai" pada Kamis (20/11/2025) membagikan video [arsip] yang menampilkan Ustaz Ujang Bustomi. Unggahan disertai narasi:

"JANGAN DISKIP YA REZEKI TIDAK DATANG DUA KALI ANAK MINTA LIMA PULUH JUTA SAMPAI LIMA M…

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