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Purportedly AI-Generated Videos Reportedly Impersonated Ghanaian President John Mahama to Solicit Money and Personal Data

1 news report Snapshot 7 Sep 2026

In brief

An AI system built by Synthetic Video Generation Technology Developers, Synthetic Media Generation Technology Developers and 3 others and deployed by Wisdom James, Thomas Ayoyo and 13 others allegedly harmed Targets Of Scammers In Ghana, Social Media Users and 7 others.

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1 reportMay 2026

What happened

Ghanaian media reported that an alleged online scam used AI-generated deepfake videos to impersonate President John Dramani Mahama and solicit money and personal information from members of the public. Police said the operation was linked to suspects in Ghana's Volta Region and involved fake social media accounts and digitally manipulated presidential imagery.

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News reports (1)

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Who was involved

Alleged harmed party
Targets Of Scammers In Ghana, Social Media Users, Public Figures, Privacy, People Targeted By Financial Scams, John Mahama, General Public Of Ghana, General Public, Epistemic Integrity

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Source record: incident #1579 on the AI Incident Database · all 1 report