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Taiwanese romance scam ring led by Huang and Hsu

Incidents involved as Deployer

Incident 18244 Report
Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

2026-09-02

Taiwanese prosecutors alleged that a romance-fraud ring used custom AI voice-changing software to impersonate women during phone calls with men contacted through dating apps. The operation reportedly defrauded more than 20,000 people of at least NT$900 million (about US$28.3 million) through deceptive relationships and demands for money and gifts. Prosecutors indicted 57 people in connection with the scheme.

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Scammers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Cybercriminals

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Romance scammers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Impersonation scammers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Scammers in Taiwan

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Cybercriminals in Taiwan

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Synthetic media creators

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Deepfake creators

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Voice cloning impersonation scammers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Synthetic media generation technology developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Synthetic audio generation technology developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Voice cloning technology developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Deepfake technology developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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AI voice conversion technology developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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General public

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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General public of Taiwan

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Men and boys

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Men

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Victims of impersonation scams

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Victims of romance scams

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Victims of romance scams in Taiwan

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Epistemic integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Victims of voice cloning impersonation scams

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Voice cloning technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Synthetic media generation technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Synthetic audio generation technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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Deepfake technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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AI voice conversion technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1824
    4 Reports

    Taiwanese Romance Scam Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice-Changing Software to Defraud More Than 20,000 People

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