Purported AI-Generated Inland Revenue Scam Ads Reportedly Impersonated New Zealand Commissioner Peter Mersi in Alleged Fake Crypto Tax Webinar
Date: 2026-03-05
Affected: Deepfake Technology Developers, Generative Ai Developers, Image Generation Technology Developers, Scammers, Unknown Advertisers
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: High

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #1413: Purported AI-Generated Inland Revenue Scam Ads Reportedly Impersonated New Zealand Commissioner Peter Mersi in Alleged Fake Crypto Tax Webinar. Alleged deployer/developer: Deepfake Technology Developers, Generative Ai Developers, Image Generation Technology Developers, Scammers, Unknown Advertisers. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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