Editor Notes: Timeline note: This incident ID takes 10/01/2024 as the incident date, which is approximate, corresponding to when Abigail Ruvalcaba was reportedly first contacted on Facebook Messenger by scammers using purportedly AI-generated deepfake videos and messages allegedly to impersonate actor Steve Burton. Over the following months, the scam allegedly escalated, with communications reportedly moving to WhatsApp and including repeated financial requests. By early 2025, Ruvalcaba had allegedly sent more than $81,000. In February 2025, her daughter reportedly discovered the deception and intervened before an additional $70,000 was allegedly about to be sent. By then, Ruvalcaba had already purportedly sold her family's condo for $350,000 and transferred proceeds to the scammers. The case was widely reported in late August 2025 and added to the database on 09/01/2025.