Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
80-year-old grandmother and Businesses/Financial Institutions deepfake (Feb 2025)
Voice deepfake of a son conned his 80-year-old grandmother into paying $2,500. Financial institutions are increasingly targeted with AI-created or modified identification documents for fraudulent account openings and…
- Incident date
- Feb 2025
- Target
- 80-year-old grandmother and Businesses/Financial Institutions
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Voice deepfake of a son conned his 80-year-old grandmother into paying $2,500. Financial institutions are increasingly targeted with AI-created or modified identification documents for fraudulent account openings and money laundering. A Hong Kong company was successfully extorted over US$25 million using deepfake recreations of its employees.