Criminals used AI to create deepfake videos of trusted Swedish doctors recommending fake medical products, leading to fraud where victims were charged thousands of kronor and had their credit card information stolen.
In May 2024, criminals began using artificial intelligence to create deepfake videos featuring well-known Swedish doctors, including Agnes Wold and former state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell. The AI-generated videos showed these doctors falsely recommending various medical products including treatments for vascular cleaning, deworming, diabetes, and asthma. The videos were distributed through social media advertisements and directed users to fraudulent websites where they were charged significantly more than promised - thousands of kronor instead of the advertised hundreds. Additionally, victims' credit card information was stolen in the process. Police in Stockholm region received approximately ten reports related to these AI-generated fraud videos by June 2024, with reports coming from both the impersonated doctors and defrauded customers. The investigation was closed because the crimes were suspected to have been committed abroad. Police warned that this represents a new form of fraud they had not previously encountered and expect the problem to increase with more reports in the future.
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Using AI systems to gain a personal advantage over others such as through cheating, fraud, scams, blackmail or targeted manipulation of beliefs or behavior. Examples include AI-facilitated plagiarism for research or education, impersonating a trusted or fake individual for illegitimate financial benefit, or creating humiliating or sexual imagery.
Human
Due to a decision or action made by humans
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Due to an expected outcome from pursuing a goal
Post-deployment
Occurring after the AI model has been trained and deployed