Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Spiritual Leader Sadhguru Used in Investment Scam Allegedly Defrauding Bengaluru Woman of ₹3.75 Crore (~$425,000)
Date: 2025-02-25
Affected: Deepfake Technology Developers, Michael C (scammer Impersonating Sadhguru), Mirrox, Scammers Impersonating Sadhguru, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers, Waleed B (scammer Impersonating Sadhguru)
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: Critical

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #1206: Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Spiritual Leader Sadhguru Used in Investment Scam Allegedly Defrauding Bengaluru Woman of ₹3.75 Crore (~$425,000). Alleged deployer/developer: Deepfake Technology Developers, Michael C (scammer Impersonating Sadhguru), Mirrox, Scammers Impersonating Sadhguru, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers, Waleed B (scammer Impersonating Sadhguru). See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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