Victims of romance scams
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Incident 12855 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Jason Momoa Deepfake Used in Romance Scam Reportedly Defrauding British Widow of $600,000
2025-11-29
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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Alleged Deepfake Identity Scam Uses Miami Beach Realtor's Likeness to Defraud Victim in the United Kingdom in Purported Romance Scam
2025-04-21
A scammer reportedly used deepfake video technology to impersonate Miami Beach realtor Andres Asion, creating fake videos with his face and a voice clone to catfish a woman in the UK. The victim communicated for about a year before traveling to Miami, where Asion discovered the fraud. The videos appeared convincing even to friends and family.
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South Korean Fraud Ring Allegedly Used Deepfake Identities to Traffic Victims into Cambodia Scam Operations
2024-08-01
Authorities in Vietnam arrested three South Korean men alleged to have used purported deepfake identities in a cross-border romance scam scheme. Victims were reportedly deceived into travel and coerced into moving to Cambodia, where they reportedly were forced into performing scam operations after their passports were taken. The network allegedly obtained about USD $1 million in 2024 before the suspects fled Cambodia and were arrested in Da Nang on October 28, 2025.
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Purportedly AI-Generated Woman in Videos Reportedly Led Brazilian Bricklayer to Travel Over 2,000km and Become Stranded in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2026-10-09
A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly traveled over 2,000km from Imperatriz, Maranhão, to Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, after believing videos of a purportedly AI-generated woman offering a relationship and life on a farm. He exhausted his money on lodging and needed municipal help to return home. The profile operator later denied having private conversations with him. The identity of the operator and the generation tool were not established.
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Synthetic media creators
Incidents involved as Deployer
- Incident 11312 Reports
Alleged Deepfake Identity Scam Uses Miami Beach Realtor's Likeness to Defraud Victim in the United Kingdom in Purported Romance Scam
- Incident 17671 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Woman in Videos Reportedly Led Brazilian Bricklayer to Travel Over 2,000km and Become Stranded in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Synthetic video generation technology developers
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 11312 Reports
Alleged Deepfake Identity Scam Uses Miami Beach Realtor's Likeness to Defraud Victim in the United Kingdom in Purported Romance Scam
- Incident 17671 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Woman in Videos Reportedly Led Brazilian Bricklayer to Travel Over 2,000km and Become Stranded in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Synthetic media generation technology developers
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 11312 Reports
Alleged Deepfake Identity Scam Uses Miami Beach Realtor's Likeness to Defraud Victim in the United Kingdom in Purported Romance Scam
- Incident 17671 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Woman in Videos Reportedly Led Brazilian Bricklayer to Travel Over 2,000km and Become Stranded in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Synthetic video generation technology
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 11312 Reports
Alleged Deepfake Identity Scam Uses Miami Beach Realtor's Likeness to Defraud Victim in the United Kingdom in Purported Romance Scam
- Incident 17671 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Woman in Videos Reportedly Led Brazilian Bricklayer to Travel Over 2,000km and Become Stranded in Belo Horizonte, Brazil