Meta platform deepfake scam ads impersonate Nigerian political figures
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A Nigerian media investigation found that numerous deepfake videos on Facebook impersonated Nigerian public figures to promote fraudulent investment scams, with related ads remaining on the platform for months until being removed in July after media contacted Meta. Among them, a fake video of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan lured users with a one-time investment of 430,000 naira in exchange for monthly returns of 14 million naira, promoted through paid ads; a fake video of presidential candidate Peter Obi directed users to a phishing page cloning the Channels Television website to collect names.
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- Premium Times NigeriaMeta 平台深度伪造诈骗广告冒充尼日利亚政要，媒体询问后才下架
尼日利亚媒体调查发现，Facebook 上大量深度伪造视频冒充尼日利亚公众人物推广虚假投资骗局，相关广告在平台存续数月，直到媒体联系 Meta 后才于 7 月被移除。参议员 Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan 的伪造视频以 43 万奈拉一次性投入换取每月 1400 万奈拉回报为诱饵，由付费推广触达用户；总统候选人 Peter Obi 的伪造视频则把用户引向克隆 Channels Television 网站的钓鱼页面，收集姓名、邮箱和电话。世贸组织总干事 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala、UBA 董事长 Tony Elumelu、Zenith Bank 集团主席 Jim Ovia 和 Aliko Dangote 等人也出现在类似深度伪造中。
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