general-public-of-new-zealand
general-public-of-new-zealand - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
What changed
New Zealand Inland Revenue warned that scammers used a purported AI-generated likeness of Commissioner Peter Mersi with alleged false Inland Revenue branding, as well as misleading social media ads, to promote an allegedly fake webinar on crypto tax changes. The campaign allegedly sought to trick people into disclosing personal information.
Timeline
- 14 Mar 2026Purported AI-Generated Inland Revenue Scam Ads Reportedly Impersonated New Zealand Commissioner Peter Mersi in Alleged Fake Crypto Tax WebinarIncident78%
- 8 Mar 2026NZ News Hub Reportedly Used AI-Rewritten News Posts and Synthetic Images to Mislead New Zealand Facebook UsersIncident78%
- 6 Oct 2025New Zealand Financial Markets Authority (FMA), Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko, Reportedly Flags Purported Deepfake Pump-and-Dump Network Using Social Media AdsIncident82%
- 15 June 2025Purported Deepfake Featuring Dr. Rinki Murphy and Jack Tame Reportedly Used to Promote Diabetes Scam in New ZealandIncident82%
PSF mapping
No PSF domains are mapped to this entity in the current public record.