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incidents/AIR-2024-0016

Woman Defrauded in Romance Scam Using Deepfake Videos of Actor Steve Burton

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

Scammers used deepfake video and voice impersonations of an actor to trick a resident into a false romance and defraud her of substantial funds. The victim suffered severe financial loss before family members intervened.

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
1 Oct 2024
first reported
1 Oct 2024
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 · fraud
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2024-10-01
    L.A. Woman Reportedly Defrauded of $81,000 and $350,000 Condo Proceeds in Romance Scam Using Purported Deepfake Videos of Actor Steve Burton
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1194

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