The image of Alain Delon, who died on August 18, 2024, is used in false advertisements seeking to deceive Internet users in order to better scam them.
A fake ad in particularly dubious taste. Since the death of Alain Delon, unscrupulous scammers have been trying to scam the most vulnerable fans. Spotted by the account specializing in “grazers”, Méta-Brouteurs, the ad broadcast on Facebook seeks to exploit the death of Alain Delon to promote a casino application.
AI-generated video of Alain Delon
In a video that is likely modified by artificial intelligence, the actor is seen declaring that “if you are watching this video, it is because I am already dead.” This fake Alain Delon promises 100,000 euros “if you cannot win in my online casino.” The voice, generated by AI, then says that it wants to “redistribute part of [sa] fortune”, among other promises.
The ad then redirects its victims to a fake site imitating the Google Play Store, the Android app store. The Internet user is invited to download a fake application, called “Casino Delon” and associated with the developer name “Anouchka Delon”, the name of the actor’s daughter. The goal: to invite the victim to download it in order to steal their personal data and banking details.
This is not the only scam of this type featuring Alain Delon. As Tech&Co was able to observe, another Facebook advert – viewed nearly 5,000 times – uses the look of the public channel France 24. The presenter, whose voice and lip movements have been modified by AI, talks about “Alain Delon’s latest affair”. The promise is identical: namely to supposedly receive 10,000 euros if you register at a casino.
If the use of Alain Delon’s image, a few days after his death, is particularly sordid, swarms of fake advertisements of the same nature are regularly broadcast on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, for scam purposes. In early 2024, journalist Elise Lucet warned against fake publications featuring her to promote cryptocurrency scams.
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