Alleged Deepfake Investment Scam in Spain Defrauds 208 Victims of €19 million ($20.9 million)
Date: 2025-04-07
Affected: Deepfake Technology Developers, Generative Ai Developers, Individuals Arrested In Granada And Alicante, Unnamed Criminal Group In Spain
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: Critical

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #1017: Alleged Deepfake Investment Scam in Spain Defrauds 208 Victims of €19 million ($20.9 million). Alleged deployer/developer: Deepfake Technology Developers, Generative Ai Developers, Individuals Arrested In Granada And Alicante, Unnamed Criminal Group In Spain. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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