AI-Generated Deepfake Video of Shakira Used in Cryptocurrency Scam in Colombia

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A teacher in Soacha, Colombia lost all her savings after being deceived by an AI-generated deepfake video featuring Shakira promoting a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment platform. The realistic video circulated on social media, convincing victims to invest, resulting in significant financial losses.[AI generated]

Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?

The AI system's use in generating a realistic fake video directly enabled the fraud, misleading the victim into investing money in a fraudulent platform. This resulted in actual financial harm to the individual. Therefore, the event qualifies as an AI Incident because the AI system's use directly led to harm to a person through deception and financial loss.[AI generated]
AI principles
AccountabilityTransparency & explainability
Industries
Financial and insurance servicesMedia, social platforms, and marketing
Affected stakeholders
Consumers
Harm types
Economic/Property
Severity
AI incident
AI system task:
Content generation

Articles about this incident or hazard

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Mujer perdió todos sus ahorros por creer en falso video de Shakira hecho con inteligencia artificial - HSB NOTICIAS

2026-03-16
HSB Noticias
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The AI system's use in generating a realistic fake video directly enabled the fraud, misleading the victim into investing money in a fraudulent platform. This resulted in actual financial harm to the individual. Therefore, the event qualifies as an AI Incident because the AI system's use directly led to harm to a person through deception and financial loss.
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Estafa con video falso de Shakira dejó a mujer sin ahorros en Soacha

2026-03-18
www.elcolombiano.com
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article explicitly mentions the use of artificial intelligence to create sophisticated fake videos that were central to the scam. The AI-generated content was instrumental in misleading victims, leading to direct financial harm. Therefore, this qualifies as an AI Incident because the AI system's use directly led to harm to individuals (loss of property and financial resources).
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Mujer en Soacha cayó en estafa de video falso de Shakira y delincuentes la dejaron sin ahorros

2026-03-19
PULZO
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves the use of AI-generated deepfake videos to perpetrate a scam that caused real financial harm to individuals. The AI system's role in generating realistic fake content was pivotal in misleading victims and enabling the fraud. The harm (loss of savings) is realized and directly linked to the AI system's use in the scam. Hence, it meets the criteria for an AI Incident.
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El fraude con la imagen de Shakira que está vaciando cuentas bancarias: así operan

2026-03-19
www.eluniversal.com.co
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The use of AI to create realistic manipulated videos directly facilitated the fraud, causing financial harm to victims. The AI system's use in generating deceptive content is a direct factor in the harm (financial loss) experienced by the victims, fitting the definition of an AI Incident due to harm to persons (financial harm) caused by the AI system's outputs.
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Así engañaron a una docente con un video falso de Shakira

2026-03-17
Colombia.com
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The incident involves the use of an AI system to generate a fake video impersonating a public figure, which was instrumental in deceiving the victim and causing financial harm. This meets the criteria of an AI Incident because the AI system's use directly led to harm to a person (financial loss), fulfilling the harm to a person criterion. The event is not merely a potential risk but a realized harm caused by AI-generated content.