DeepfakeMedium
Ferrari Executive Targeted by AI Deepfake Scam Impersonating CEO Benedetto Vigna
- Occurred
- Jul 16, 2024
- Published
- Jul 7, 2025
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
A Ferrari executive was targeted by an AI-generated deepfake impersonating CEO Benedetto Vigna in an alleged fraud attempt. The scammer, using WhatsApp and a cloned voice, claimed an urgent, secretive financial deal required immediate action. The executive became suspicious after detecting slight artificial intonations; the scam failed when the executive tested the caller by asking about a recent book recommendation.
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
- Synthetic audio generation technology developers
Deployers
- Phishers
- Scammers impersonating Benedetto Vigna
- Scammers
Harmed parties
- Unnamed Ferrari executive
- Benedetto Vigna
- Ferrari
Tags
- Financial fraud
- Deepfake scam
- Impersonation scam
- Failed scam attempt
- Ferrari
- Automobile industry
- CEO
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: AI voice cloning used in fraud attempt, but scam failed and no financial loss occurred.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8