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Alleged Deepfake Video of Anthony Albanese Promotes Fake AUFIRST 'Tax Dividend' Trading Platform
- Occurred
- Aug 4, 2025
- Published
- Aug 4, 2025
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
Purported deepfake videos of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, featuring a synthetic voice with an American accent, were reportedly used in scam advertisements on YouTube in mid-2025. They reportedly claimed that Australians could earn thousands per month through an automated cryptocurrency trading platform called AUFIRST, framed as a government "tax dividend." Viewers were reportedly directed to a fraudulent site and urged to invest $400.
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
- Synthetic audio generation technology developers
Deployers
- Unknown AUFIRST platform scam operators
- Scammers
Harmed parties
- Anthony Albanese
- General public of Australia
- Investors
- Australian investors
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Synthetic media used in financial scam targeting citizens, causing potential large-scale financial harm.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8