{"id":9258,"date":"2026-06-22T01:48:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T23:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/glossary\/technical-terms\/deepfake\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T05:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T03:30:15","slug":"deepfake","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/technical-terms\/deepfake\/","title":{"rendered":"Deepfake"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.pterm{max-width:880px;margin:0 auto;font-family:inherit;padding-top:30px;}.pterm-hero{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#1a1a2e,#2d2d4a);border-radius:18px;padding:30px 34px;margin-bottom:28px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap;}.pterm-hero .ph-ico{width:56px;height:56px;border-radius:13px;background:rgba(245,135,31,.16);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;}.pterm-hero h1{color:#fff;font-size:1.9em;margin:0;line-height:1.2;}.pterm-block{margin-bottom:24px;}.pterm-block h2{color:#1a1a2e;font-size:1.25em;margin:0 0 10px;}.pterm-def{background:#fff;border-left:4px solid #f5871f;border-radius:0 12px 12px 0;padding:18px 22px;color:#444;line-height:1.7;box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.04);}.pterm-p{color:#444;line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 14px;}.pterm-ex{background:#fff7ef;border-radius:12px;padding:18px 22px;color:#5a4630;line-height:1.7;}.pterm-ex .lbl{display:inline-block;font-size:.72em;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5871f;margin-bottom:6px;}.pterm-see{background:#f7f7fb;border-radius:12px;padding:16px 22px;color:#444;line-height:1.7;}.pterm-see .lbl{display:inline-block;font-size:.72em;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#9a9aae;margin-bottom:6px;}.pterm-see a{color:#f5871f;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;}.pterm a{color:#f5871f;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;}<\/style>\n<p><a class=\"pterm-back\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; margin: 0 0 18px; padding: 9px 16px; background: #fff7ee; border: 1px solid #f3d9b8; border-radius: 999px; color: #e08a1e; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"\/en\/glossary\/technical-terms\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 1;\">\u2190<\/span>Back to Technology and terms<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pterm\">\n<div class=\"pterm-hero\">\n<div class=\"ph-ico\"><\/div>\n<h1>Deepfake<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<div class=\"pterm-def\">In crypto fraud a deepfake often appears as a well-known face endorsing an investment platform. It is a signal that the credibility of an offer is being artificially inflated and that the origin of the footage deserves scrutiny.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<h2>What is a deepfake?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pterm-p\">A deepfake is produced by training an AI model on genuine images or voice samples of a person, after which it generates convincing new material. In scams this technique is used to build trust: the victim believes they are watching a known entrepreneur or news broadcast, while everything has been fabricated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<h2>How do you recognise a deepfake in a crypto scam?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pterm-p\">Watch for unnatural mouth and eye movements, a voice track that is slightly out of sync, and above all the message itself: a guaranteed high return or pressure to invest quickly is a stronger warning sign than the image.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<h2>What is a deepfake?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pterm-p\">Image or sound recreated with artificial intelligence, so that someone appears to say or do something that never happened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<h2>How can you often recognise a deepfake?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pterm-p\">From the surroundings rather than from the image: an advertisement without an official source, an unknown platform, pressure to act quickly and a promise about returns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<h2>What do you do if a deepfake persuaded you?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pterm-p\">Stop any further payments, keep the advertisement, the messages and the transaction details, and report it. That record determines how much is left to investigate later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<h2>Can a deepfake be evidence in a file?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pterm-p\">The recording itself is a lead, especially with the location, date and accounts used alongside it. The payments that followed are usually the harder part of the file.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<h2>How synthetic media is used to open a wallet<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pterm-p\">The technique matters less than the moment it is used. Manipulated video and cloned audio almost always appear at the point where trust has to be confirmed: a video call with someone who looks like an adviser, a voice message from a family member asking you to move funds quickly, a recorded endorsement from a public figure who has never heard of the platform. Each of those is designed to remove the pause in which you would normally check something through a different channel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pterm-p\">What can be established afterwards is more limited than people hope. A file can record what was sent, when it arrived and which transfers followed, and it can preserve the material itself. It cannot usually prove how the material was made, and an expert opinion on whether a clip is genuine is a separate discipline from following the money. In our reports the two are kept apart deliberately: the transfers and their timing are stated as fact, and the recording is described as an exhibit with the date it was received.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<div class=\"pterm-src\" style=\"background: #f4f6fb; border-radius: 12px; padding: 18px 22px; color: #3a4152; line-height: 1.7; margin: 22px 0 8px;\"><span class=\"lbl\" style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: .72em; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5a6b8c;\">External source<\/span><span style=\"display: block; margin-top: 8px;\">The UK national fraud reporting service explains how identity fraud works and how convincingly criminals can impersonate a person or an organisation once they have enough material to work with. That is the relevant background here, because manipulated media is a means to that end rather than a separate crime. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reportfraud.police.uk\/identity-fraud-and-identity-theft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Report Fraud: identity fraud and identity theft<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-see\">\n<p><span class=\"lbl\">See also<\/span><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/fraud-and-scams\/fake-crypto-platform\/\">Fake crypto platform<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/fraud-and-scams\/romance-scam\/\">Romance scam<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/fraud-and-scams\/investment-fraud\/\">Investment fraud<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/signals-and-risks\/phishing\/\">Phishing<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 8px;\"><span class=\"lbl\">Related topic<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/topics\/crypto-fraud-investigation\/\">crypto fraud investigation<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top:8px;\"><span class=\"lbl\">Frequently asked question<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/how-a-crypto-transaction-flow-is-mapped\/\">How is a crypto transaction flow mapped out?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"DefinedTerm\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/technical-terms\/deepfake\/#term\",\"name\":\"Deepfake\",\"alternateName\":[\"AI deepfake\",\"fake video\"],\"description\":\"A deepfake is an AI-generated fake video, audio clip or image in which a real person appears to say or do something that never actually happened.\",\"inDefinedTermSet\":\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/technical-terms\/deepfake\/\"},{\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What is a deepfake?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Image or sound recreated with artificial intelligence, so that someone appears to say or do something that never happened.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How can you often recognise a deepfake?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"From the surroundings rather than from the image: an advertisement without an official source, an unknown platform, pressure to act quickly and a promise about returns.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What do you do if a deepfake persuaded you?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Stop any further payments, keep the advertisement, the messages and the transaction details, and report it. 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