Deepfake Romance Scam Costs Retired Psychologist $180,000

Fraudsters used advanced voice-cloning and face-swapping tools to impersonate a romantic partner, successfully defrauding a retired psychologist out of $180,000.

26 Aug, 10:14 — 26 Aug, 10:14

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Retired psychologist loses $180k to deepfake romance scam

With voice-cloning technology and the latest face-swapping applications, the fraudsters created a digital mask that they put on every time their victim called.

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Deepfake Romance Scam Costs Retired Psychologist $180,000

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Retired psychologist loses $180k to deepfake romance scam

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