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Deepfake of Jason Momoa Used to Defraud British Widow of $600,000

Scammers used AI-generated deepfake videos impersonating actor Jason Momoa to execute an elaborate romance fraud. The victim sold her home and lost over $600,000 to the perpetrators.

first report
29 Nov 2025
last update
29 Nov 2025

Timeline · 1

  1. 29 Nov 2025Purportedly AI-Generated Jason Momoa Deepfake Used in Romance Scam Reportedly Defrauding British Widow of $600,000

Sources · 1

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  1. 2025-11-29

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Classification

AI role
AI-enabled attack
categories
Deepfake fraud
severity
4 · Confirmed real-world loss
targets
Individuals
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
dates
happened 29 Nov 2025 · first reported 29 Nov 2025
origin
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record
confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z

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# Deepfake of Jason Momoa Used to Defraud British Widow of $600,000

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/deepfake-of-jason-momoa-used-to-defraud-british-widow-of-600 · AIR-2025-0190 · closed 2025-12-13

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 4 (Confirmed real-world loss)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2025-11-29
- AI role: AI-enabled attack

## Summary

Scammers used AI-generated deepfake videos impersonating actor Jason Momoa to execute an elaborate romance fraud. The victim sold her home and lost over $600,000 to the perpetrators.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2025-11-29: Purportedly AI-Generated Jason Momoa Deepfake Used in Romance Scam Reportedly Defrauding British Widow of $600,000 (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1285)

## Sources

- 2025-11-29 AI Incident Database: Purportedly AI-Generated Jason Momoa Deepfake Used in Romance Scam Reportedly Defrauding British Widow of $600,000 https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1285

Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.

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