Description: Police in Touba, Senegal, alleged that a man used his former sister-in-law's WhatsApp photos and videos in false profiles and altered his voice with AI during calls. Posing as a woman, he reportedly drew people into explicit video calls, collected intimate images and solicited money or phone credit. He allegedly misused victims' likenesses and caused reputational harm. Police reportedly arrested him, and he allegedly admitted the conduct.
Editor Notes: Incident ID date marked 02/16/2026; ID created 10/18/2026.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Synthetic media generation technology developers , Synthetic audio generation technology developers , Deepfake technology developers and AI voice conversion technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Synthetic media creators , Scammers in Senegal , Scammers , Online impersonators , Extortionists , Deepfake creators and Cybercriminals, which harmed Women and girls , Women , Victims of impersonation scams , Victims of deepfake abuse , Privacy , Men and boys , Men , Identity theft victims and Epistemic integrity.
Alleged implicated AI systems: WhatsApp , Synthetic media generation technology , Synthetic audio generation technology , Messaging apps , Deepfake technology and AI voice conversion technology
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1762
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2026-02-16
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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