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Bay Area residents targeted by Trump Golden Eagles scam

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Incident 9201 Report
Deepfake Scam Falsely Promoted Trump Golden Eagles Project as Investment Opportunity

2025-02-01

Reports surfaced of an AI-generated scam falsely promoting the Trump Golden Eagles Project. Deepfake videos of Donald Trump, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, and Elon Musk allegedly claimed that buyers could trade collectible coins for cash or Tesla stock. A Bay Area veteran lost $2,500, reportedly believing he would earn millions. The scam circulated via Telegram, and Bank of America denied any involvement.

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Unknown scammers behind the Trump Golden Eagles scam

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 920
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    Deepfake Scam Falsely Promoted Trump Golden Eagles Project as Investment Opportunity

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Fraudulent investment scheme operators

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 920
    1 Report

    Deepfake Scam Falsely Promoted Trump Golden Eagles Project as Investment Opportunity

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Telegram-based financial scam network

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 920
    1 Report

    Deepfake Scam Falsely Promoted Trump Golden Eagles Project as Investment Opportunity

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Unknown deepfake technology developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 920
    1 Report

    Deepfake Scam Falsely Promoted Trump Golden Eagles Project as Investment Opportunity

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Unknown AI voice cloning developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 920
    1 Report

    Deepfake Scam Falsely Promoted Trump Golden Eagles Project as Investment Opportunity

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Wesley Skelton

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 920
    1 Report

    Deepfake Scam Falsely Promoted Trump Golden Eagles Project as Investment Opportunity

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Public trust in financial institutions

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 920
    1 Report

    Deepfake Scam Falsely Promoted Trump Golden Eagles Project as Investment Opportunity

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Bank of America

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 920
    1 Report

    Deepfake Scam Falsely Promoted Trump Golden Eagles Project as Investment Opportunity

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Tesla

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 920
    1 Report

    Deepfake Scam Falsely Promoted Trump Golden Eagles Project as Investment Opportunity

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SpaceX

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 920
    1 Report

    Deepfake Scam Falsely Promoted Trump Golden Eagles Project as Investment Opportunity

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Donald Trump

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 920
    1 Report

    Deepfake Scam Falsely Promoted Trump Golden Eagles Project as Investment Opportunity

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Brian Moynihan

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 920
    1 Report

    Deepfake Scam Falsely Promoted Trump Golden Eagles Project as Investment Opportunity

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Elon Musk

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 920
    1 Report

    Deepfake Scam Falsely Promoted Trump Golden Eagles Project as Investment Opportunity

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Unknown deepfake generation tools

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 920
    1 Report

    Deepfake Scam Falsely Promoted Trump Golden Eagles Project as Investment Opportunity

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Unknown AI voice cloning tools

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 920
    1 Report

    Deepfake Scam Falsely Promoted Trump Golden Eagles Project as Investment Opportunity

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Telegram messaging platform

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 920
    1 Report

    Deepfake Scam Falsely Promoted Trump Golden Eagles Project as Investment Opportunity

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