AI-Assisted Romance Scam Defrauds Victim of NZ$375,000

# AI-Assisted Romance Scam Defrauds Victim of NZ$375,000

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/ai-assisted-romance-scam-defrauds-victim-of-nz-375-000 · AIR-2025-0166 · closed 2025-02-15

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 4 (Confirmed real-world loss)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2025-02-01
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: AI voice generation tools

## Summary

Scammers utilized AI-generated voice messages and deceptive texts to impersonate a celebrity over two years. The multi-year fraud resulted in a financial loss of NZ$375,000 for the victim.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2025-02-01: Purportedly AI-Assisted Impersonation of Martin Henderson in Romance Scam Leads to Reported NZ$375,000 Fraud (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/938)

## Sources

- 2025-02-01 AI Incident Database: Purportedly AI-Assisted Impersonation of Martin Henderson in Romance Scam Leads to Reported NZ$375,000 Fraud https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/938

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