Romance Scammers Leverage AI To Exploit Victims

Australian police warned last week that more than 5,000 people may have been targeted in a large-scale romance scam that used common dating apps to build relationships and push victims into buying fake cryptocurrency. The article warns that generative AI—used to create convincing profile photos, auto-generate affectionate messages and produce voice/video deepfakes—has lowered impersonation costs and increased scam scale.