Description: A deepfake video falsely depicted Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong promoting a cryptocurrency investment scam. Scammers used AI-generated voice cloning and manipulated footage from official events to create a convincing but fraudulent video interview with China Global Television Network. Lee warned the public and urged reporting through the ScamShield Bot.
Editor Notes: Two significant AI incidents involving Lee Hsien Loong occurred several months apart from each other. This incident pertains to the December 2023 one. The other one, Incident 986, pertains to a June 2024 incident. This incident ID is retroactive; Lee was Prime Minister during the time of the incident, but the incident ID was created during his time as Senior Minister.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown voice cloning technology developer and Unknown deepfake technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Scammers impersonating Lee Hsien Loong , scammers and Fraudsters, which harmed Lee Hsien Loong and General public of Singapore.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown voice cloning technology and Unknown deepfake apps
Incident Stats
Incident ID
985
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2023-12-29
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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SINGAPORE – Singaporeans must remain vigilant and learn to protect themselves and loved ones against deepfake scams, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong – who is the latest target to be depicted promoting investment products.
In a Facebook …
Variants
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