Criminals running romance scams have added a new weapon to their playbook: real-time deepfake video calls that let them pose as someone else on camera, pass visual “proof of identity” checks, and keep ...

An Ohio man says he was tricked by an artificial intelligence scam that made him believe he was communicating with country music star Jelly Roll. Ronnie Flint told WDTN-TV that the scam came through ...

A woman named Abigail believed she was in a romantic relationship with a famous actor. The messages felt real. The voice sounded right. The video looked authentic. And the love felt personal. By the ...

Falling victim to a scam doesn't mean you lack technical expertise. It’s the inevitable result of the sheer scale and automation of today's fraud operations. Modern scammers utilize highly advanced ...

AI scams are on the rise on social media, like a viral story about a bullied teen who crochets handbags he sells online, and ...

In May 2024, Pooja Shali, an anchor for India Today, received a concerned message from a friend. The friend had been scrolling Instagram Reels and came across what appeared to be a video of Shali ...

Capable of creating “nearly perfect” face swaps during live video chats, Haotian has made millions, mainly via Telegram. But its main channel vanished after WIRED's inquiry into scammers using the app ...