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Scammers Deepfaked Videos of Victims' Loved Ones Asking for Funds over Facebook in Vietnam
In Vietnam, to convince victims of their disguises when prompted, scammers deepfaked audios and videos of victims' friends and families asking them over Facebook to send over thousands of dollars.
- Date it happened
- 2023-03-23
- Organisation involved
- Scammers
- Product, system or model
- Scammers using deepfake technology began by collecting visual data on victims from Facebook, Zalo, etc. Then, they would collect personal data such as the victims' phone numbers, email addresses, and
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