Scammers using deepfake nude images to demand money from victims in Singapore

Instagram account of the scammer"Janice". She sent John a photo with his face on the naked body of a man. - KYLEEN CABAEL

That image turned out to be a deepfake, with scammers using face-swopping artificial intelligence technology to transpose John’s face on another body. He then struck up a conversation with her through the app’s message function. They hit it off and exchanged Telegram and Instagram contacts.“She looked a bit different from her profile picture, but I didn’t think anything of it. But it was weird how insistent she was to call,” he said, adding that she did not sound Singaporean.

Sam wanted to know if John knew Janice, because he noticed that John followed her Instagram account. It turned out that Sam was a victim too. Joel said: “I was scared because they said they had the contacts of my relatives, friends and colleagues. The video looked quite realistic, too.” Of the top 10 scam types reported by the Singapore Police Force in 2023, internet love scams ranked fourth, with victims losing $39.8 million.

In Britain in April 2024, a man was blackmailed with a deepfaked video of himself masturbating. He suspected that the scammer had obtained his contacts and camera gallery after he picked up a phone call from an unknown number. He added: “These scams typically target individuals seeking romantic relationships and can cause significant damage to victims.”

Hutabarat said some companies are even offering services called Deepfakes-as-a-Service, where customers can obtain professional deepfake content for a fee.

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