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incidents/AIR-2025-0111

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

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

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.

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
Skype
incident date
10 Feb 2025
first reported
10 Feb 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 · financial-fraud
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-02-10
    Michigan Woman Defrauded in Alleged Tinder Romance Scam Using Purportedly AI-Generated Video Calls
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1105

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