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incidents/AIR-2022-0036

Arizona Residents Target of AI-Driven Romance Scams

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossAI phishing / social engineeringDeepfake fraud

Arizona residents suffered substantial financial losses due to AI-driven romance scams targeting senior citizens. FBI data highlighted millions of dollars lost to online fraud campaigns in the region.

Details

type
AI-enabled attack
Attackers used AI as a meaningful part of a cyberattack against someone else.
categories
  • AI phishing / social engineeringprimary
    Phishing, lures and social engineering produced or personalised at scale with AI.
  • Deepfake fraud
    Synthetic voice, video or images used to impersonate people for fraud, extortion or access.
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
mitre atlas
Both rows are derived from the type and categories (OWASP 2025 edition, ATLAS release 2026.09), not classified per record. How
severity
4 · Confirmed real-world loss
Financial loss, PHI/PII breach, safety impact or regulatory action.
targets
Individuals
incident date
1 Jan 2022
first reported
1 Jan 2022
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
classifier confidence
0.90 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
romance-scam · fraud · social-engineering
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2022-01-01
    Arizona Residents Reportedly a Frequent Target of AI-Driven Romance Scams
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/946

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