Associated Incidents
Singapore Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong has, once again, warned people of deepfake scams using his image to sell cryptocurrency, money-making schemes, or public relations services. When PM Wong was DPM Wong, his image had been used for deepfakes selling investment scams.
There have earlier been at least two reports of Lee Hsien Loong being targeted by deepfakes — once in December 2023 during his term as prime minister; and later in June 2024 when he was senior minister.
In an X post on Friday, PM Wong wrote: “There are a number of scams using deepfakes or images of me to sell products or services like cryptocurrency, money-making schemes or PR application services. Some of you have written in to report them, and I have also seen them on my feed.”
In a related post, PM Wong urged people not to respond to these scams and not to share any personal information. He also directed people to a link where a scam victim could file an online police report.
Do not respond to these scams or share any of your personal information. You can report them via ScamShield: https://t.co/ZHWBdKy3OU.
If you have fallen victim to a scam, you can lodge an online police report here: https://t.co/mx0OXeHEPS.
Let’s stay vigilant online.