Bengaluru man loses over Rs 7 lakh after falling for deepfake investment scam

A Bengaluru resident lost over Rs 7.66 lakh after falling for a deepfake investment scam involving videos of PM Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Sudha Murty, and Anant Ambani. The victim, a 39-year-old from Mahalakshmi Layout, first saw the videos on Facebook on July 10. He subsequently transferred a total of Rs 7.6 lakh to bank accounts shared by the scammers between July 10 and July 22. An FIR was registered on September 19, and a probe is ongoing.