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Deepfake Anthony Albanese used in celebrity scams duping Australians out of $7.4m, Asic warns

There has been a steep rise in scammers luring victims into phoney investment opportunities using deepfakes of celebrities and politicians, Australia’s corporate watchdog has warned. And Anthony Albanese is the figure most commonly co-opted. Real footage of the prime minister, overlaid with fake audio promising Australians can invest $4,000 to earn $40,000 a month, appears in one video online. “This is not just another scam product,” the deepfake Albanese says, falsely describing it as an “official platform” wit…

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AI-generated deepfakes impersonating Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and other public figures were used in fake investment pitches, contributing to $7.4m in reported losses to the top 10 impersonated figures.

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Truvace Impact Record TRV-2026-0793, v1: “Deepfake Anthony Albanese used in celebrity scams duping Australians out of $7.4m, Asic warns.” Truvace, 2026-08-17. /record/TRV-2026-0793 (accessed at citation time). sha256 d058b6f5f26f80c3…

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