Singapore businessman loses $3.8M in deepfake Zoom call posing as PM Lawrence Wong - VnExpress International

Singapore Police Warn of Rising Threat After S$4.9M PM Wong Deepfake Scam

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has warned of a sharp rise in sophisticated impersonation frauds, citing a recent incident where scammers staged a fabricated Zoom meeting impersonating senior government officials. The virtual conference used deepfake AI-generated elements to impersonate Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and other leaders to mislead victims. This warning, issued in a series of May advisories by the Singapore Police Force, highlights …

Singapore businessman loses $3.8M in deepfake Zoom call posing as PM Lawrence Wong - VnExpress International

A Singapore businessman wired at least SGD4.9 million (US$3.8 million) to scammers after attending a Zoom video conference in which AI was used to impersonate Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and executives of asset manager BlackRock. - VnExpress International