Targets of online impersonation
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Incident 15922 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Images Reportedly Used During Four-Year Catfishing Campaign Targeting Welsh Teenager
2026-07-13
A Welsh teenager reportedly endured a nearly four-year online impersonation campaign in which another teenager created fake social media accounts using her photographs and, later, AI-generated images depicting her. The campaign reportedly attracted more than 100,000 followers, led strangers to believe they knew the victim, and resulted in a High Court settlement and damages award.
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Marrero, Louisiana, Woman Allegedly Created Purportedly AI-Generated Nude Media During Extortion Scheme
2026-07-24
Deputies in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, said Marrero resident Haydee Ortiz was initially treated as a victim before investigators allegedly linked her to an online impersonation and extortion campaign involving purportedly AI-generated sexual images and violent threats. Police said sexual media depicting one victim was sent to family and friends, while a person was threatened with rape or bodily harm unless money was paid.
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