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incidents/AIR-2024-0032

Romance Scammer Deploys Deepfake Video to Defraud Victim

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

Scammers used AI-generated deepfake videos to impersonate a fictitious person and convince a victim to transfer money. The victim suffered a financial loss of 17000 pounds.

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
deepfake technology
incident date
19 Dec 2024
first reported
19 Dec 2024
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
deepfake · fraud · romance-scam
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2024-12-19
    Romance Scammer 'Alla Morgan' Allegedly Exploits Deepfake Technology to Defraud Victim of £17,000
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/878

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