Last week prominent YouTuber James Stephen Donaldson, better known as Mr Beast, complained that his AI-generated fake videos were being used to trick people. By going to a site they are supposedly promised a free iPhone 15 and there is also a link to a lucky draw. Mr Beast immediately denied that the advertisement displayed on Instagram had anything to do with him and reminded the public not to be easily deceived.
In Malaysia, Khairul Aming became a victim of his image being misused for fraudulent purposes. Several new sites are using his name and image to sell "smart watches" at very affordable prices. In addition to Khairul Aming, the image of the Apple Machines store was also used in this latest fraud scheme.
When the article was written, Khairul Aming's fake Facebook page was still operating even though a report had been made. The issue of impersonation and the sale of fake products is not a new thing, but until now it has not been able to be successfully combated.
Many local artists are often used as bait for certain groups to attract people's interest without realizing it. Then the process of deleting these fake pages takes too long unlike if it happened to Western artists. Today is Khairul Aming, who will it be the day after tomorrow?