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Gabriel Mellqvist

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 12564 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Investment Ads Defrauded 5,000 Swedish Investors of 500 Million SEK

2025-10-24

At least 5,000 Swedish investors were reportedly defrauded of around 500 million SEK (~$52.5 million USD) in 2025 through purportedly AI-generated deepfake investment ads circulated on Meta platforms. Fraudsters allegedly used fabricated videos and profiles of well-known finance figures such as journalist Gabriel Mellqvist and investor Günter Mårder to promote false stock tips in pump-and-dump schemes.

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Unknown scammers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1256
    4 Reports

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Investment Ads Defrauded 5,000 Swedish Investors of 500 Million SEK

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Unknown fraudsters

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1256
    4 Reports

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Investment Ads Defrauded 5,000 Swedish Investors of 500 Million SEK

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Unknown pump-and-dump scammers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1256
    4 Reports

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Investment Ads Defrauded 5,000 Swedish Investors of 500 Million SEK

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Unknown scammers impersonating Gabriel Mellqvist

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1256
    4 Reports

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Investment Ads Defrauded 5,000 Swedish Investors of 500 Million SEK

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Unknown scammers impersonating Günter Mårder

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1256
    4 Reports

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Investment Ads Defrauded 5,000 Swedish Investors of 500 Million SEK

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Unknown deepfake technology developer

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1256
    4 Reports

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Investment Ads Defrauded 5,000 Swedish Investors of 500 Million SEK

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Unknown voice cloning technology developer

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1256
    4 Reports

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Investment Ads Defrauded 5,000 Swedish Investors of 500 Million SEK

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Günter Mårder

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1256
    4 Reports

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Investment Ads Defrauded 5,000 Swedish Investors of 500 Million SEK

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Swedish investors

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1256
    4 Reports

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Investment Ads Defrauded 5,000 Swedish Investors of 500 Million SEK

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General public of Sweden

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1256
    4 Reports

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Investment Ads Defrauded 5,000 Swedish Investors of 500 Million SEK

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Epistemic integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1256
    4 Reports

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Investment Ads Defrauded 5,000 Swedish Investors of 500 Million SEK

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Unknown deepfake technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1256
    4 Reports

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Investment Ads Defrauded 5,000 Swedish Investors of 500 Million SEK

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Unknown voice cloning technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1256
    4 Reports

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Investment Ads Defrauded 5,000 Swedish Investors of 500 Million SEK

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Meta Platforms

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1256
    4 Reports

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Investment Ads Defrauded 5,000 Swedish Investors of 500 Million SEK

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Social media

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1256
    4 Reports

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Investment Ads Defrauded 5,000 Swedish Investors of 500 Million SEK

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