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incidents/AIR-2025-0177

Romance Scammers Use AI-Generated Brad Pitt Deepfakes to Defraud Woman of $850,000

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

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.

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
incident date
12 Jan 2025
first reported
12 Jan 2025
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 · romance-scam · fraud
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-01-12
    Yahoo Boys Allegedly Used Deepfake Technology to Impersonate Brad Pitt and Defraud French Woman of $850,000 in Romance Scam
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/901

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