Incident 500: Online Scammers Tricked People into Sending Money Using AI Images of Earthquake in Turkey
Description: AI-generated images depicting earthquakes and rescues were posted on social media platforms by scammers who tricked people into sending funds to their crypto wallets disguised as donation links for the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: unknown developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed social media users and 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake victims.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
500
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2023-02-10
Editors
Khoa Lam
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
bbc.com · 2023
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Scammers are using the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria to try to trick people into donating to fake causes, security experts have warned.
These scams claim to raise money for survivors, left without heat or water following the disasters tha…
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