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Bank manager in Hong Kong deepfake (May 2025)
In 2020, a bank manager in Hong Kong was tricked into transferring $35 million after receiving a phone call from someone he believed to be a company director. The fraudster used AI-based voice cloning to perfectly…
- Incident date
- May 2025
- Target
- Bank manager in Hong Kong
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
In 2020, a bank manager in Hong Kong was tricked into transferring $35 million after receiving a phone call from someone he believed to be a company director. The fraudster used AI-based voice cloning to perfectly mimic the executive’s voice, and backed up the request with convincing emails and documentation.