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How a victim lost US$3.8 million in Singapore deepfake Zoom scam impersonating PM Wong

The Singapore Police Force has obtained footage of the AI-generated Zoom video conference that was part of a scam involving the impersonation of senior government officials, including Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, it said on Saturday. In one case, a victim lost at least S$4.9 mil

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How a victim lost US$3.8 million in Singapore deepfake Zoom scam impersonating PM WongThe Singapore Police Force has obtained footage of the AI-generated Zoom video conference that was part of a scam involving the impersonation of senior government officials, including Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, it said on Saturday. In one case, a victim lost at least S$4.9 mil
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