DeepfakeHigh
Purported Deepfake Investment Video Reportedly Used in Scam That Defrauded Turkish Couple of 1.5 Million Lira (~$35,000 USD)
- Occurred
- Dec 26, 2025
- Published
- Dec 26, 2025
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
İsa Kereci and Hale Kereci, a married couple in Samsun, Turkey, reportedly lost 1.5 million lira after being deceived by an alleged AI-generated investment video on Facebook. The scammers allegedly used the video to build credibility and then guided them through staged "investment" steps, including screen sharing, fees, forced loans, and unauthorized bank and credit card transfers. The couple filed a criminal complaint, reporting severe financial harm and significant emotional distress.
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
- Synthetic audio generation technology developers
Deployers
- Scammers
Harmed parties
- İsa Kereci
- Investors
- Hale Kereci
- General public of Turkey
- General public
- Epistemic integrity
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: AI-generated video used to defraud victims of significant financial loss, constituting a clear deepfake scam incident.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8