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closedclosed 24 Feb 2025Breaches & attacks4 Confirmed real-world lossAI

Michigan Woman Defrauded in Tinder Scam Using AI-Generated Video Calls

Skype

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

  1. 10 Feb 2025Michigan Woman Defrauded in Alleged Tinder Romance Scam Using Purportedly AI-Generated Video Calls

Sources · 1

Research and catalogues

  1. 2025-02-10

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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
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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

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