AI Incident Database: Purported Deepfake Scam Ad Reportedly Used Lara Lewington and Martin Lewis to Promote Quantum AI Scheme
Scammers reportedly used a purported deepfake video of Lara Lewington being assaulted to promote a fake "Martin Lewis Quantum AI" investment opportunity. According to reporting, Martin Lewis claimed the video prompted worried messages from friends and was designed to trick viewers into engaging with a fraudulent financial scheme.
AI Incident Database · Incident 1411Operator lens (medium): inspect D2 (output validation), D7 (tool permissions).
Event summary
Scammers reportedly used a purported deepfake video of Lara Lewington being assaulted to promote a fake "Martin Lewis Quantum AI" investment opportunity. According to reporting, Martin Lewis claimed the video prompted worried messages from friends and was designed to trick viewers into engaging with a fraudulent financial scheme.
Linked entities
- deepfake-technology
organisation | 70%
- quantum-ai-scammers
organisation | 70%
- quantum-ai
organisation | 70%
- scammers
organisation | 70%
- quantum-ai-victims
organisation | 70%
- martin-lewis
organisation | 70%
- lara-lewington
organisation | 70%
- epistemic-integrity
organisation | 70%
Related graph edges
| Edge | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 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% |