# AI incidents at banks: deepfake fraud

Source: https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-incidents/category/deepfake-fraud
Last updated: Oct 21, 2026

## How many deepfake fraud AI incidents have banks had since 2022?

As of Oct 21, 2026, the register holds 7 publicly reported AI incidents at banks and fintechs in the deepfake fraud category since January 2022. 5 of the 7 records involve systems the institution or a regulator described as AI; 0 are automated systems not described as AI, and 2 are machine-learning systems not labelled AI on the record. Countries: United Kingdom (1), Netherlands (1), Norway (1). Average severity 1.9 on a 1–5 scale. Status: 1 reported, 3 confirmed by the institution, 3 resolved. The most recent is "Lloyds refunds estate of 82-year-old customer lured by an AI Farage deepfake investment scam" (May 2026).

| Date | Institution | Incident | AI? | Role | Category | Severity | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | Lloyds Bank | [Lloyds refunds estate of 82-year-old customer lured by an AI Farage deepfake investment scam](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-incidents/lloyds-2026-farage-deepfake-scam-refund) | ML (inferred) | AI used against the institution | Deepfake fraud | 2/5 | Confirmed by the institution |
| Jan 2026 | Klarna | [Klarna processed payments for nine months for shops advertising with celebrity deepfakes](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-incidents/klarna-2026-deepfake-pill-ads-payments) | ML (inferred) | AI used against the institution | Deepfake fraud | 2/5 | Reported |
| Mar 26, 2025 | HSBC (Singapore) | [Deepfake Zoom call leads a Singapore finance director to wire US$499,000 from an HSBC account; funds recovered](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-incidents/hsbc-2025-singapore-deepfake-cfo-wire) | AI (stated) | AI used against the institution | Deepfake fraud | 2/5 | Resolved |
| Mar 20, 2025 | ABN AMRO Bank N.V. | [Man used deepfaked selfies and ID photos to open 47 ABN AMRO accounts in other people's names](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-incidents/abn-amro-2025-deepfake-selfie-accounts) | AI (stated) | AI used against the institution | Deepfake fraud | 3/5 | Resolved |
| Jan 21, 2025 | DNB Bank | [Deepfaked DNB executives in a fake Teams meeting try to get Singapore staff to pay out millions](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-incidents/dnb-2025-deepfake-cfo-teams-call) | AI (stated) | AI used against the institution | Deepfake fraud | 1/5 | Confirmed by the institution |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Kasikornbank | [Thai court orders Kasikornbank to pay part of a loss to an AI face-swap fake-official video-call scam](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-incidents/kasikornbank-2024-faceswap-police-scam-ruling) | AI (stated) | AI used against the institution | Deepfake fraud | 2/5 | Resolved |
| Jul 2022 | Binance | [Binance says scammers used an AI deepfake of its communications chief in listing-scam calls](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-incidents/binance-2022-executive-deepfake-zoom-calls) | AI (stated) | AI used against the institution | Deepfake fraud | 1/5 | Confirmed by the institution |

The register: https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-incidents

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