{
 "id": "AIR-2025-0177",
 "slug": "romance-scammers-use-ai-generated-brad-pitt-deepfakes-to-def",
 "title": "Romance Scammers Use AI-Generated Brad Pitt Deepfakes to Defraud Woman of $850,000",
 "summary": "Scammers used AI image generation tools alongside fraudulent social media accounts to impersonate actor Brad Pitt over 18 months. The victim was deceived into transferring $850,000 under the guise of fake medical bills.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 4,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [],
 "incident_date": "2025-01-12",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2025-01-12",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/901",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Yahoo Boys Allegedly Used Deepfake Technology to Impersonate Brad Pitt and Defraud French Woman of $850,000 in Romance Scam",
   "published_at": "2025-01-12"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.9,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "romance-scam",
  "fraud"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}