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Incident 123628 Report
Quantum AI and Related AI-Themed Investment Scams Reportedly Used Deepfake Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

2020-01-01

Researchers have described a global AI-themed investment fraud ecosystem using deepfake videos, spoofed news sites, phishing pages, and phone outreach to impersonate celebrities, news outlets, and political leaders. Reports link the scheme to fake trading platforms including Quantum AI and related sites, and to cloaked adtech infrastructure used to route likely victims while hiding scam pages from scanners.

Incident 16653 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Article Falsely Depicted Australian Broadcasting Corporation Finance Presenter Alan Kohler Interviewing Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock to Promote Boulder Sparhaven

2026-08-17

An online article reportedly used AI-generated imagery to falsely depict Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) finance presenter Alan Kohler interviewing Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock about Boulder Sparhaven, a cryptocurrency trading platform not licensed in Australia. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) cited it as an example of increasingly sophisticated AI-assisted investment scams targeting Australians.

Incident 16813 Report
Georgia Retired Couple Reportedly Lost Nearly $800,000 in Cryptocurrency Scam Using Purported AI-Generated 'Ghost Site'

2025-06-12

A retired Gwinnett County, Georgia, couple reported losing nearly $800,000 after a stranger contacted Jerry Dunaway on WhatsApp and encouraged cryptocurrency trading. Police reportedly told the couple that scammers used an AI-generated "ghost site" to manipulate the account information he saw. The specific AI tool and developer were not identified. The loss was discovered when a larger withdrawal failed.

Incident 14862 Report
AI-Themed Investment Scam Network Reportedly Used Keitaro Cloaking Across 15,500 Domains

2025-10-01

Researchers reported that threat actors abused Keitaro Tracker infrastructure to cloak and route AI-themed investment scams across about 15,500 domains. The campaigns allegedly used AI-trading claims, deepfake videos or imagery, generative AI-produced copy and visuals, spoofed news pages, and fraudulent trading platforms to target potential victims while hiding scam content from scanners and reviewers.

Investment scam operators

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Incident 123628 ReportQuantum AI and Related AI-Themed Investment Scams Reportedly Used Deepfake Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

Incident 16653 ReportPurportedly AI-Generated Article Falsely Depicted Australian Broadcasting Corporation Finance Presenter Alan Kohler Interviewing Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock to Promote Boulder Sparhaven

Incident 16813 ReportGeorgia Retired Couple Reportedly Lost Nearly $800,000 in Cryptocurrency Scam Using Purported AI-Generated 'Ghost Site'

Incident 14862 ReportAI-Themed Investment Scam Network Reportedly Used Keitaro Cloaking Across 15,500 Domains

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