Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Infosys Co-Founder N. R. Narayana Murthy Used in Investment Scam Allegedly Defrauding 79-Year-Old Bengaluru Woman of ₹35 Lakh (~$40,000)
Date: 2025-06-27
Affected: Deepfake Technology, Scammers, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology, Unknown Scammers Impersonating N. R. Narayana Murthy
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: High

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #1240: Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Infosys Co-Founder N. R. Narayana Murthy Used in Investment Scam Allegedly Defrauding 79-Year-Old Bengaluru Woman of ₹35 Lakh (~$40,000). Alleged deployer/developer: Deepfake Technology, Scammers, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology, Unknown Scammers Impersonating N. R. Narayana Murthy. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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