2026-09-20T23:22:28.549Z
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Scammers Using Deepfakes of Women's Faces and Voices for False and Offensive Advertisements
Scammers used AI tools from HeyGen and ElevenLabs to create deepfake videos of influencers Michel Janse, Olga Loiek, Shadé Zahrai, and Carrie Williams, misusing Lana Smalls's voice in Williams's case. These videos promoted offensive products and false messages, in some cases targeting nationalist Chinese men to boost China-Russia ties, causing emotional distress and damaging the victims' reputations.
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- reported
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- Global
Reported occurrence date: 2024-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
Evidence & attribution
- AI Incident Database
- AI Incident Database · 2024-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
First collected: 2026-09-19T22:50:59.123Z. This is not the publication date.
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