Michigan Woman Defrauded in Tinder Scam Using AI-Generated Video Calls
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A scammer used AI-generated video technology during Skype calls to impersonate an individual and defraud a Michigan woman of $26,000 over several months. The victim suffered direct financial loss and later spoke at a U.S. Senate hearing.
- first report
- 10 Feb 2025
- last update
- 10 Feb 2025
Timeline · 1
Sources · 1
Research and catalogues
- 2025-02-10Michigan Woman Defrauded in Alleged Tinder Romance Scam Using Purportedly AI-Generated Video CallsAI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1105
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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 10 Feb 2025 · first reported 10 Feb 2025
- origin
- AI Incident DatabaseDerived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- record
- confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z
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# Michigan Woman Defrauded in Tinder Scam Using AI-Generated Video Calls https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/michigan-woman-defrauded-in-tinder-scam-using-ai-generated-v · AIR-2025-0111 · closed 2025-02-24 - Lane: Breaches & attacks - Severity: 4 (Confirmed real-world loss) - Fix status: No fix needed - First reported: 2025-02-10 - AI role: AI-enabled attack - Products: Skype ## Summary A scammer used AI-generated video technology during Skype calls to impersonate an individual and defraud a Michigan woman of $26,000 over several months. The victim suffered direct financial loss and later spoke at a U.S. Senate hearing. ## What to do No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory. ## Latest updates - 2025-02-10: Michigan Woman Defrauded in Alleged Tinder Romance Scam Using Purportedly AI-Generated Video Calls (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1105) ## Sources - 2025-02-10 AI Incident Database: Michigan Woman Defrauded in Alleged Tinder Romance Scam Using Purportedly AI-Generated Video Calls https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1105 Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.
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