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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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