{"slug": "ai-fraud-costing-victims-millions-of-dollars", "title": "AI fraud costing victims millions of dollars", "summary": "Deepfake scams are becoming harder to spot as criminals use AI to impersonate officials and public figures, with one victim in Singapore losing nearly $4 million to a deepfake scam, according to a report by Al Jazeera's Patrick Fok published on 23 Aug 2026. Researchers warn the technology is becoming easier to create, increasing the risk of fraud.", "body_md": "AI fraud costing victims millions of dollars\n\n[NewsFeed](/video/newsfeed/)\n\n# AI fraud costing victims millions of dollars\n\nDeepfake scams are becoming harder to spot as criminals use AI to impersonate officials and public figures. In Singapore, one victim lost nearly $4m to a deepfake scam, while researchers warn the technology is becoming easier to create. Al Jazeera’s Patrick Fok reports.\n\nPublished On 23 Aug 2026", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-fraud-costing-victims-millions-of-dollars", "canonical_source": "https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/23/ai-fraud-costing-victims-millions-of-dollars?traffic_source=rss", "published_at": "2026-08-23 13:08:06+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-23 13:43:07.645576+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-safety", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Al Jazeera", "Patrick Fok", "Singapore"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-fraud-costing-victims-millions-of-dollars", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-fraud-costing-victims-millions-of-dollars.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-fraud-costing-victims-millions-of-dollars.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-fraud-costing-victims-millions-of-dollars.jsonld"}}