Purported Deepfake of Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis Reportedly Used in Facebook Investment Scam
Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis and the Ministry of Economy and Finance reportedly filed a lawsuit against unidentified operators of a Facebook page that allegedly used AI to generate a deepfake video falsely depicting the minister endorsing fraudulent "high-yield" investment schemes. Authorities noted this follows similar deepfake-driven scams in Greece involving impersonation of public figures for illicit financial gain.
- Date it happened
- 2025-11-14
- Organisation involved
- Scammers impersonating Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Scammers
- Product, system or model
- Facebook, Facebook advertising system, Social media platforms, Deepfake technology, Synthetic audio generation technology
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