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Unknown scammers impersonating Martin Wolf

Incidents involved as Deployer

Incident 11132 Report
Financial Times Journalist Martin Wolf Reports AI-Generated Investment Scam Using His Likeness on Instagram and Facebook

2025-03-09

Beginning in March 2025, purported deepfakes impersonating Financial Times columnist Martin Wolf were distributed via ads on Facebook and Instagram, promoting an alleged fraudulent investment group. Despite repeated takedowns, the ads have reportedly persisted under new accounts. Meta data reportedly showed at least 1,700 ads reached over 970,000 users in the EU alone. The impersonations allegedly used AI-generated visuals and voice clones to mimic Wolf's likeness and mislead users.

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Unknown scammers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1113
    2 Reports

    Financial Times Journalist Martin Wolf Reports AI-Generated Investment Scam Using His Likeness on Instagram and Facebook

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Unknown fraudsters

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1113
    2 Reports

    Financial Times Journalist Martin Wolf Reports AI-Generated Investment Scam Using His Likeness on Instagram and Facebook

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Unknown deepfake technology developer

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1113
    2 Reports

    Financial Times Journalist Martin Wolf Reports AI-Generated Investment Scam Using His Likeness on Instagram and Facebook

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Unknown voice cloning technology developer

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1113
    2 Reports

    Financial Times Journalist Martin Wolf Reports AI-Generated Investment Scam Using His Likeness on Instagram and Facebook

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Martin Wolf

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  • Incident 1113
    2 Reports

    Financial Times Journalist Martin Wolf Reports AI-Generated Investment Scam Using His Likeness on Instagram and Facebook

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Financial Times

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  • Incident 1113
    2 Reports

    Financial Times Journalist Martin Wolf Reports AI-Generated Investment Scam Using His Likeness on Instagram and Facebook

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General public

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  • Incident 1113
    2 Reports

    Financial Times Journalist Martin Wolf Reports AI-Generated Investment Scam Using His Likeness on Instagram and Facebook

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Instagram

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  • Incident 1113
    2 Reports

    Financial Times Journalist Martin Wolf Reports AI-Generated Investment Scam Using His Likeness on Instagram and Facebook

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Facebook

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  • Incident 1113
    2 Reports

    Financial Times Journalist Martin Wolf Reports AI-Generated Investment Scam Using His Likeness on Instagram and Facebook

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Unknown deepfake technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1113
    2 Reports

    Financial Times Journalist Martin Wolf Reports AI-Generated Investment Scam Using His Likeness on Instagram and Facebook

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Unknown voice cloning technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1113
    2 Reports

    Financial Times Journalist Martin Wolf Reports AI-Generated Investment Scam Using His Likeness on Instagram and Facebook

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