When a deepfake of you, whether intimate or non-intimate, is used to impersonate you in a financial scam (fake investment advice, false product endorsements, fraudulent fundraising, romance scams using your likeness), action can be taken against the perpetrator for wire fraud and identity fraud. The victims of the financial scam can also seek recourse.

Your immediate priorities are: (1) discover where your face appears to understand the ongoing scam; (2) notify platforms hosting the fraudulent deepfake content; (3) report to the FTC, FBI IC3, and any financial regulators if investment fraud is involved.

ScanErase's biometric scan identifies all locations where your likeness is being used in deepfake form, including non-intimate financial fraud deepfakes. Reporting to platforms can help address both intimate and non-intimate deepfake fraud.

What to do right now

  1. Run a biometric scan to identify all fraudulent deepfake contentScanErase covers both intimate and non-intimate uses of your likeness in deepfake form.
  2. File an IC3 complaint with the FBIWire fraud and identity fraud through deepfakes are federal crimes. IC3 handles these complaints.
  3. Report to the FTC for consumer fraud elementsIf the scam targeted consumers, an FTC complaint at ftc.gov/complaint documents the fraud for regulatory action.
  4. Notify financial regulators if investment or securities fraud is involvedSEC, FINRA, and CFTC each have jurisdiction over specific types of financial fraud.
  5. Post public statements about the fraud if you have a public platformWarning the public that deepfake scams are using your likeness reduces further victims and protects your reputation.