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Purported Deepfake Scam Ad Reportedly Used Lara Lewington and Martin Lewis to Promote Quantum AI Scheme
- Occurred
- Mar 9, 2026
- Published
- Mar 10, 2026
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
Scammers reportedly used a purported deepfake video of Lara Lewington being assaulted to promote a fake "Martin Lewis Quantum AI" investment opportunity. According to reporting, Martin Lewis claimed the video prompted worried messages from friends and was designed to trick viewers into engaging with a fraudulent financial scheme.
Developers
- Deepfake technology
Deployers
- Quantum AI scammers
- Quantum AI
- Scammers
Harmed parties
- Quantum AI victims
- Martin Lewis
- Lara Lewington
- Epistemic integrity
Tags
- Quantum AI
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Deepfake video used to deceive victims into fraudulent investment scheme causing financial harm.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8