Case stockholm-police-doctor-deepfake-adsDeepfake fraudSweden
Stockholm police warn of AI deepfakes of Anders Tegnell and Agnes Wold in card-theft ads
Stockholm County Police reported multiple complaints since late May 2025 about social media ads using AI to imitate well-known doctors in fake health product promotions that harvested card details.
MediumAttack using AIStatus: OngoingVerified case file
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- Reported
- Jun 9, 2025
- Location
- Sweden
- Target
- Swedish consumers
- Severity
- Medium
- Triggered by
- Unknown
- Actor type
- Criminal
- Reported loss
- None reported
- CVE
- None
What happened
Stockholm County Police reported multiple complaints since late May 2025 about social media ads using AI to imitate well-known doctors in fake health product promotions that harvested card details.
Impact: Several reported victims had card details stolen and faced large unauthorised charges; no total loss figure published.
Who triggered it
Actor: Unknown
Attribution: Unknown.
Motive: Card data theft and unauthorised charges.
How it happened
Attack vector: Deepfake videos of former state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell and professor Agnes Wold in social media ads leading to fraudulent shops that captured card details.
Root cause: Trusted public health figures impersonated with AI on ad platforms lacking advertiser verification.
Timeline
- Deepfake doctor ads begin circulating on social media
- Stockholm police publish warning about AI scams on social media
Response
Police issued a public warning; impersonated doctors complained publicly.
Current status: Ongoing
Sources (open in a new tab)
- Polisen polisen.se
- Dagens Nyheter dn.se
- AI Incident Database incidentdatabase.ai
Cite this case
Stockholm police warn of AI deepfakes of Anders Tegnell and Agnes Wold in card-theft ads. AI Threat Watch, case stockholm-police-doctor-deepfake-ads, Jun 9, 2025. https://aithreat.io/cases/stockholm-police-doctor-deepfake-ads/
Permanent link: https://aithreat.io/cases/stockholm-police-doctor-deepfake-ads/