AI Incident Database: Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Infosys Co-Founder N. R. Narayana Murthy Used in Investment Scam Allegedly Defrauding 79-Year-Old Bengaluru Woman of ₹35 Lakh (~$40,000)
A 79-year-old woman ("Archana") in Bengaluru was reportedly defrauded of ₹35 lakh (~$40,000) in a purportedly AI-enabled investment scam that used deepfake videos of Infosys co-founder N. R. Narayana Murthy to promote a fake trading platform. The scammers allegedly built a convincing website and pressured the victim over eight months to make escalating payments. They allegedly later attempted extortion by threatening her with a fake money-laundering case before police became…
AI Incident Database · Incident 1240Operator lens (medium): inspect D2 (output validation), D7 (tool permissions), D8 (provider fallback).
Event summary
A 79-year-old woman ("Archana") in Bengaluru was reportedly defrauded of ₹35 lakh (~$40,000) in a purportedly AI-enabled investment scam that used deepfake videos of Infosys co-founder N. R. Narayana Murthy to promote a fake trading platform. The scammers allegedly built a convincing website and pressured the victim over eight months to make escalating payments. They allegedly later attempted extortion by threatening her with a fake money-laundering case before police became…
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| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology to ent-psf-d7 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology to ent-psf-d7 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology to ent-psf-d7 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology to ent-psf-d8 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology to ent-psf-d8 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology to ent-psf-d8 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-deepfake-technology to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |