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incidents/AIR-2024-0041

Scammers Target U.S. Widows with Artificial Patriot Scams Using AI Imagery

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraudAI phishing / social engineering

Scammers utilized AI-generated images and fabricated military profiles to trick vulnerable individuals into romance scams. Victims were persuaded to send money through untraceable methods based on the generated personas.

Details

type
AI-enabled attack
Attackers used AI as a meaningful part of a cyberattack against someone else.
categories
  • Deepfake fraudprimary
    Synthetic voice, video or images used to impersonate people for fraud, extortion or access.
  • AI phishing / social engineering
    Phishing, lures and social engineering produced or personalised at scale with AI.
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
3 · Confirmed exploitation
Used against real targets; limited or unclear impact.
targets
Individuals
incident date
21 Nov 2024
first reported
21 Nov 2024
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
classifier confidence
0.85 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
romance-scam · deepfake · fraud
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2024-11-21
    Yahoo Boys and Scammers from Morocco Allegedly Target U.S. Widows and Vulnerable Individuals with 'Artificial Patriot' Scams
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/912

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