A man was scammed out of £21k by an AI-generated girlfriend he met online. He aided her business and family, only to discover the truth.
A man’s heart shattered. He got tricked by scammers who used a fake AI girlfriend. He sent them over £20,000.
Mr. Liu is from Shanghai. He sent nearly 200,000 yuan, which equals about £21,778. He thought it was a romance that lasted two months last summer. He aided her business dreams and helped with family bills.
The scammers faked documents, including an ID card, fake medical records, and fake receipts to create an AI girlfriend for him. Mr. Liu thought she was real. He saw her walking in videos and even saw her holding paintings.
The scammers sent photos of the AI woman holding paintings. This furthered the deception.
Mr. Liu never met her after two months of online talk. His reality began to crumble, then he called the police. They found a team of scammers who used AI to make videos and combined multiple photos.
Another woman lost her home once when a con artist pretended to be Brad Pitt. He tricked her out of £700,000.
“Anne” believed she aided Pitt’s cancer care. She thought she spoke to Brad Pitt. AI generated images convinced her.
Her lawyer said she needs the money back. She is now homeless and penniless.
The lawyer stated internet love scams are common, and Anne is not the only one. She needs sensible advice and to be treated with respect too.
Anne stated she liked the man she spoke to. He knew how to talk to women well and wrote her nice messages.