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Deepfake Video of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Other Officials Reportedly Used in Scam to Defraud Citizens Across 20 Provinces
- Occurred
- Mar 2, 2025
- Published
- Mar 2, 2025
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
A deepfake scam allegedly using AI-generated videos of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and other officials reportedly defrauded victims across 20 provinces, tricking them into paying Rp 250,000 to Rp 1 million ($15-$60) for purported financial aid. The fraudulent clips, circulated on TikTok, Instagram, and WhatsApp, appeared to show Prabowo offering assistance. Police reportedly arrested two suspects in February 2025, but deepfake scams exploiting high-profile figures continue to spread.
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
- Synthetic audio generation technology developers
Deployers
- Scammers impersonating Prabowo Subianto
- Scammers
Harmed parties
- General public of Indonesia
- Prabowo Subianto
- Government of Indonesia
- Gibran Rakabuming Raka
- Indonesian government officials
Tags
- Fraud
- Financial fraud
- Deepfake scam
- Impersonation
- Indonesia
- Voice cloning scam
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Deepfake videos of officials used in fraud affecting multiple provinces, resulting in arrests and financial harm.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8