{"schema_version":"0.10.0","id":"LR-2026-0672","record_version":1,"title":"AI-generated video of Singapore PM Lawrence Wong used in $3.8M fraud","verification":{"human_verified":false,"method":"automated_gate","auto_verified":true,"score":44.8,"score_breakdown":{"source_authority":12.1,"independent_corroboration":7.0,"implicated_party_confirmed":0.0,"citation_integrity":14.0,"specificity":0.0,"completeness":4.48,"unhedged_language":5.0},"checks":{"schema_valid":true,"every_field_cited":true,"quotes_verbatim":true,"source_fetched":true,"distinct_incident":true,"dates_plausible":true,"sources_agree":true,"source_describes_incident":true,"severe_backed_by_source":true,"record_integrity":true,"eligible":true,"about_this_case":true},"gate_version":"gate-2026-10-18.7","cross_check_model":null,"cross_check_agreement":null,"duplicate_of":null,"verified_by":null,"verified_at":"2026-11-01","extraction_run_id":null,"evidence_level":{"level":"preliminary","reason":"1 report: Crypto Briefing · subject to change","original_document":null,"reports_total":1,"reports_independent":1,"reports_derivative":0,"developing":false,"disputed":false,"rules_version":"evidence-2026-10-29.1","computed_at":"2026-11-01","history":[{"date":"2026-11-01","from_level":null,"to_level":"preliminary","reason":"1 report: Crypto Briefing · subject to change"}]},"sources_hash":"538f8728ab577ee357473ea81e30a50a66e61fb298781bf147bf50f94604ef54"},"system":{"model_name":null,"model_version":null,"developer":"unknown","harness":null,"tools_granted":[],"permissions_scope":null,"autonomy_level":"unknown","guardrails_present":[],"deployment_context":"unknown","tier":null,"lifecycle_stage":null,"integration_type":null,"intended_use":null,"safeguard_state":null,"production_intended":null},"event":{"date_occurred":null,"date_disclosed":"2026-08-23","incident_class":"other","failure_class":null,"agent_involved":null,"secondary_failure_classes":[],"trigger":"unknown","duration":null,"detection_method":"unknown","summary":"A deepfake video-call scam in Singapore used AI-generated likenesses of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and other senior officials to persuade a business professional to transfer funds. The scam began with a WhatsApp message using a cabinet secretary's profile photo, followed by a fake email with a forged government letter of guarantee and a non-disclosure agreement. The victim then joined a Zoom meeting with AI-generated officials, and multiple transactions went to a corporate bank account set up by the scammers. The loss was at least S$4.9 million, roughly $3.8 million. Police later released footage showing mismatched lip movements and audio inconsistencies; a CNA investigation traced the deepfake material to real 2022 footage. Authorities then issued public advisories urging citizens to verify unusual requests through independent channels.","tags":["deepfake","impersonation","fraud"],"date_detected":null,"near_miss":null,"root_cause":null,"root_cause_detail":null,"failure_class_detail":null,"responsible_party":null,"adversarial_actor":"external_attacker","input_provenance":"Deepfake material traced to real 2022 footage","time_to_contain":null,"operations_paused":null,"remediation":"Public advisories urging citizens to verify unusual official requests through independent channels","precursor_events":null,"primary_risk":"RK19"},"impact":{"direct_loss_usd":null,"remediation_hours":null,"records_exposed":null,"third_parties_affected_count":null,"severity":"moderate","severity_because":"Test: data or systems of others touched, with a bounded scope stated. Fact: money of one victim taken, scope bounded to one victim.","harm_class":["financial"],"affected_description":"One victim, a business professional in Singapore","protected_class_involved":null,"data_categories_exposed":[],"loss_range_usd":null,"reversibility":null,"downstream_exposure_count":null},"evidence":{"sources":[{"url":"https://cryptobriefing.com/deepfake-singapore-pm-wong-fraud/","publisher":"Crypto Briefing","date":"2026-08-23","type":"press","title":"AI-generated video of Singapore PM Lawrence Wong used in $3.8M fraud - Crypto 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official."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"Before the video call, the victim was asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"The victim joined a Zoom meeting populated by AI-generated likenesses of PM Lawrence Wong, President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister Indranee Rajah, and other recognizable Singaporean officials."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"Multiple transactions were subsequently sent to a corporate bank account set up by the scammers."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"The footage revealed noticeable technical flaws, including mismatched lip movements and audio inconsistencies."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"A subsequent investigation by CNA traced the deepfake material back to real footage from 2022."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"Singapore authorities have since issued heightened public advisories urging citizens to verify any unusual requests from official sources through independent channels."}]},"notes_on_gaps":"Single press source (Crypto Briefing); no primary police or CNA report was provided. No date of occurrence or date of detection is stated; the 2026-08-23 article date is publication, not disclosure, so no event dates were recorded except the 2026-05-16 police footage release. The loss is stated as at least S$4.9 million and roughly $3.8 million; the USD figure of 3800000 is taken from the source's 'roughly' wording and was not independently converted. The headline's 'nearly $4 million' was not used as a value. The scam used human fraudsters, so agent_involved is false and no failure_class was recorded. The system, deepfake tool, developer and responsible party are not named, so those fields are omitted. No controls were stated as held, failed or missing; the only control-like item is the authorities' public advisory, which I judged a 'fix' mapped to I4 (user policy and training); this is my judgement, not the source's. The severity 'moderate' is my judgement: money of another party touched with a bounded scope (one victim). Harm class limited to financial as the source states no other harm. Timeline order follows the source narrative; only the police footage release carries a stated date. 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