Scammers in India
Incidents involved as Deployer
Incident 13393 Report
Purportedly AI-Cloned Voice Allegedly Used to Defraud Play School Owner of ₹97,500 (~$1,080 USD) in Indore, India
2026-01-06
A woman who runs a play school in Indore, India, was reportedly defrauded of ₹97,500 (approximately $1,080 USD) after a fraudster allegedly used AI-based voice cloning to impersonate her cousin, an Uttar Pradesh police employee, and claim a friend needed urgent cardiac surgery. The victim was reportedly persuaded to transfer funds via QR codes before discovering no money had actually been credited.
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India-Based Sextortion Gang Allegedly Used AI-Generated Sexual Videos to Extort Canada-Based Indian Victim
2026-09-10
Police in Ghaziabad, India, alleged that four members of a sextortion gang recorded a Canada-based Indian victim during a Facebook Messenger video call, created sexually explicit AI videos depicting the victim, and demanded $50,000 while threatening to circulate the material. Police said the victim reported the demand and that AI sextortion videos were found on the suspects' phones.
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Purported Deepfake Video Reportedly Portrayed Nirmala Sitharaman Endorsing Investment Scheme
2026-04-16
A purported deepfake video reportedly portrayed Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as endorsing an investment scheme claiming Rs 22,000 (about $236 USD) could yield Rs 5.5 lakh (about $5,900 USD) in a week. PIB Fact Check publicly debunked the video on April 16, 2026, stating it was fake and AI-generated and warning that neither the Government of India nor the minister endorsed the scheme.
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Purported AI-Manipulated Video of Nirmala Sitharaman Reportedly Promoted High-Return Investment Scam
2025-06-30
A purported AI-manipulated video reportedly depicted Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman endorsing an investment platform that claimed a ₹22,000 deposit could generate returns of up to ₹25 lakh per month. Genuine webinar footage was reportedly altered with synthetic audio and added text, and the advertisement circulated under the name "Trust India." Available evidence did not identify the perpetrators or establish whether viewers invested money or suffered financial losses.
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Synthetic media creators
Incidents involved as Deployer
- Incident 17223 Reports
India-Based Sextortion Gang Allegedly Used AI-Generated Sexual Videos to Extort Canada-Based Indian Victim
- Incident 15961 Report
Purported Deepfake Impersonation of Starmangalsutra Director Reportedly Led to ₹10.70 Crore (Approximately US$1.11 Million) in Unauthorized Fund Transfers
Deepfake creators
Incidents involved as Deployer
- Incident 17223 Reports
India-Based Sextortion Gang Allegedly Used AI-Generated Sexual Videos to Extort Canada-Based Indian Victim
- Incident 15961 Report
Purported Deepfake Impersonation of Starmangalsutra Director Reportedly Led to ₹10.70 Crore (Approximately US$1.11 Million) in Unauthorized Fund Transfers
Victims of deepfake-enabled fraud
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 15961 Report
Purported Deepfake Impersonation of Starmangalsutra Director Reportedly Led to ₹10.70 Crore (Approximately US$1.11 Million) in Unauthorized Fund Transfers
- Incident 17111 Report
Purported Deepfake WhatsApp Scam Impersonating Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Actor C. Joseph Vijay Reportedly Defrauded Bengaluru Security Guard of ₹104,000 (~$1,085.40)
Privacy
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 17223 Reports
India-Based Sextortion Gang Allegedly Used AI-Generated Sexual Videos to Extort Canada-Based Indian Victim
- Incident 15961 Report
Purported Deepfake Impersonation of Starmangalsutra Director Reportedly Led to ₹10.70 Crore (Approximately US$1.11 Million) in Unauthorized Fund Transfers