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AI-assisted website generation tools

Incidents implicated systems

Incident 10471 Report
Australian Analyst Allegedly Targeted by Scam Using Purportedly Sophisticated AI-Generated Corporate Materials

2025-04-27

A report by ABC News Australia describes how scammers allegedly used AI tools to create detailed fake websites for two fabricated companies, APPC Capital Singapore and Thackeray Mines and Minerals Inc., as part of an investment scam. A pseudonymous Australian fraud analyst ("Leon") was reportedly targeted. Experts cited in the article warn that AI lowers the barrier for generating convincing scams that can deceive even experienced analysts.

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Unknown scammers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1047
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    Australian Analyst Allegedly Targeted by Scam Using Purportedly Sophisticated AI-Generated Corporate Materials

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Unknown fraudsters

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1047
    1 Report

    Australian Analyst Allegedly Targeted by Scam Using Purportedly Sophisticated AI-Generated Corporate Materials

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Unknown cybercriminals

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1047
    1 Report

    Australian Analyst Allegedly Targeted by Scam Using Purportedly Sophisticated AI-Generated Corporate Materials

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APPC Capital Singapore

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1047
    1 Report

    Australian Analyst Allegedly Targeted by Scam Using Purportedly Sophisticated AI-Generated Corporate Materials

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Thackeray Mines and Minerals Inc.

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1047
    1 Report

    Australian Analyst Allegedly Targeted by Scam Using Purportedly Sophisticated AI-Generated Corporate Materials

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Unknown generative AI developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1047
    1 Report

    Australian Analyst Allegedly Targeted by Scam Using Purportedly Sophisticated AI-Generated Corporate Materials

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Unspecified generative AI developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1047
    1 Report

    Australian Analyst Allegedly Targeted by Scam Using Purportedly Sophisticated AI-Generated Corporate Materials

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"Leon" (pseudonymous Australian fraud analyst)

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1047
    1 Report

    Australian Analyst Allegedly Targeted by Scam Using Purportedly Sophisticated AI-Generated Corporate Materials

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General public of Australia

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1047
    1 Report

    Australian Analyst Allegedly Targeted by Scam Using Purportedly Sophisticated AI-Generated Corporate Materials

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General public

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1047
    1 Report

    Australian Analyst Allegedly Targeted by Scam Using Purportedly Sophisticated AI-Generated Corporate Materials

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Generative image models

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1047
    1 Report

    Australian Analyst Allegedly Targeted by Scam Using Purportedly Sophisticated AI-Generated Corporate Materials

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Language models used to fabricate bios and documents

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1047
    1 Report

    Australian Analyst Allegedly Targeted by Scam Using Purportedly Sophisticated AI-Generated Corporate Materials

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Possibly AI-generated financial data visualization tools

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1047
    1 Report

    Australian Analyst Allegedly Targeted by Scam Using Purportedly Sophisticated AI-Generated Corporate Materials

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