概要: ナイジェリア出身の「ヤフーボーイズ」詐欺師3人は、AI生成の画像操作ツールと偽のソーシャルメディアアカウントおよびWhatsAppアカウントを使い、俳優ブラッド・ピットになりすまし、フランス人インテリアデザイナーのアンヌに彼と恋愛関係にあると信じ込ませたとされている。18ヶ月にわたり、彼らは自撮り写真やメッセージを捏造し、アンヌは夫と離婚し、ピットのアカウントが凍結されている間に腎臓治療費が必要だという偽りの口実で85万ドルを送金したと報じられている。
Editor Notes: Timeline and terminology notes: This incident reportedly began sometime in early 2023 and continued to sometime in late 2024. On January 12, 2025, Anne's story was aired on TF1's "Seven to Eight" (Sept à Huit) program. After the segment reportedly resulted in significant harassment of Anne, the TF1 network removed the interview from its platforms citing the need to protect her: https://x.com/7a8/status/1879114760282878013. According to reports in mid-late January 2025, three men from Nigeria, allegedly part of the "Yahoo Boys" crime scene, were identified as suspects in the scam. The Yahoo Boys are reportedly not so much a centralized group as a loosely connected network of individuals and small clusters engaging in cybercrime schemes. In French-language reporting, they are usually referred to as "brouteurs," while in English-language reporting, they are often identified as "Yahoo Boys."
Alleged: Deepfake technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Yahoo Boys , Scammers impersonating Brad Pitt と Brouteurs, which harmed General public susceptible to AI-enhanced scams , Brad Pitt と Anne (French interior decorator).
関与が疑われるAIシステム: Synthetic media generation tools と AI deepfake technology
インシデントのステータス
Risk Subdomain
A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
4.3. Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
Risk Domain
The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
- Malicious Actors & Misuse
Entity
Which, if any, entity is presented as the main cause of the risk
Human
Timing
The stage in the AI lifecycle at which the risk is presented as occurring
Post-deployment
Intent
Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
Intentional





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