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Omar Véliz Ramos

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 9374 Report
Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

2025-02-10

A Bolivian criminal network allegedly used AI-generated deepfake audio of Education Minister Omar Véliz Ramos to impersonate him in phone calls, defrauding at least 19 victims in a fake job scheme. Scammers reportedly lured applicants via social media, used cloned voices for credibility, and demanded payment via QR codes. Authorities uncovered the scheme, seizing devices and arresting multiple suspects, including one orchestrating the fraud from prison. Losses reportedly exceed $720,000 USD.

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Other entities that are related to the same incident. For example, if the developer of an incident is this entity but the deployer is another entity, they are marked as related entities.
 

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scammers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 937
    4 Reports

    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

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Fraudsters

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 937
    4 Reports

    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

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Scammers impersonating Omar Véliz Ramos

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 937
    4 Reports

    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

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Alfredo Ch. S.

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 937
    4 Reports

    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

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Vilma C.C.

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 937
    4 Reports

    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

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Luis G.C.

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 937
    4 Reports

    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

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Jackelin A.M.

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 937
    4 Reports

    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

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Mariana A.S.

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 937
    4 Reports

    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

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Unknown deepfake technology developer

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 937
    4 Reports

    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

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Unknown voice cloning technology developer

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 937
    4 Reports

    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

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Ministry of Education of Bolivia

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 937
    4 Reports

    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

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At least 19 Bolivian citizens seeking employment

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 937
    4 Reports

    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

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General public of Bolivia

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 937
    4 Reports

    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

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Unnamed Servicio Departamental de Salud (SEDES) Potosí official

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 937
    4 Reports

    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

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Unknown deepfake app

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 937
    4 Reports

    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

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Unknown voice cloning technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 937
    4 Reports

    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

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WhatsApp

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 937
    4 Reports

    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

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Facebook

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 937
    4 Reports

    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

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TikTok

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 937
    4 Reports

    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

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Various mobile banking apps

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 937
    4 Reports

    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam

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