Description: A British widow reportedly lost more than $600,000 in a romance fraud scheme that allegedly involved AI-generated deepfake videos purporting to show actor Jason Momoa. The victim reportedly sold her home and transferred funds after being led to believe the relationship was genuine.
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View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown deepfake technology developers and Unknown voice cloning technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Unknown scammers and Unknown scammers impersonating Jason Momoa, which harmed Unnamed victim of Jason Momoa deepfake scam , General public , General public of the United Kingdom , Victims of romance scams and Victims of romance scams in the United Kingdom.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown deepfake technology and Unknown voice cloning technology
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1285
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-11-29
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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A British woman has lost over $600,000 to an artificial intelligence-generated scam after the scammers led her to believe she was in a romantic relationship with actor Jason Momoa. According to reports, the scammers sent her several videos,…
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