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incidents/AIR-2025-0010

Deepfake Identity Scam Uses Realtor Likeness for Romance Fraud

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

Scammers used deepfake video and voice cloning technology to impersonate a Miami Beach realtor in a romance scam targeting a victim in the UK. The fraud continued for a year before being discovered during an in-person meeting.

Details

type
AI-enabled attack
Attackers used AI as a meaningful part of a cyberattack against someone else.
categories
  • 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
products
Synthetic Video Generation Technology, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology
incident date
21 Apr 2025
first reported
21 Apr 2025
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
classifier confidence
0.95 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
deepfake · romance-scam · impersonation · synthetic-media
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-04-21
    Alleged Deepfake Identity Scam Uses Miami Beach Realtor's Likeness to Defraud Victim in the United Kingdom in Purported Romance Scam
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1131

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