Kerala man loses ₹40k to AI-enabled deep-fake fraud

A 73-year-old man in India fell victim to a deepfake scam after receiving a call from someone impersonating his former colleague and asking for money. The scammer used deepfake technology to create a video call in which the impersonator’s face and voice matched the victim’s former colleague. The victim transferred money before realizing he had been tricked. Police have traced the money to an account in Maharashtra and are investigating further. This is the first reported case of a deepfake scam in India.