Deepfake Identity Scam Uses Realtor Likeness for Romance Fraud

# Deepfake Identity Scam Uses Realtor Likeness for Romance Fraud

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/deepfake-identity-scam-uses-realtor-likeness-for-romance-fra · AIR-2025-0010 · closed 2025-05-05

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 4 (Confirmed real-world loss)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2025-04-21
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: Synthetic Video Generation Technology, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology

## Summary

Scammers used deepfake video and voice cloning technology to impersonate a Miami Beach realtor in a romance scam targeting a victim in the UK. The fraud continued for a year before being discovered during an in-person meeting.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2025-04-21: Alleged Deepfake Identity Scam Uses Miami Beach Realtor's Likeness to Defraud Victim in the United Kingdom in Purported Romance Scam (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1131)

## Sources

- 2025-04-21 AI Incident Database: Alleged Deepfake Identity Scam Uses Miami Beach Realtor's Likeness to Defraud Victim in the United Kingdom in Purported Romance Scam https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1131

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