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Multiple victims of romance scams deepfake (Feb 2025)

Multiple incidents are described, including a French woman who lost \u00a3700,000 to scammers using a fake Brad Pitt profile; Jake Klair sent \u00a3200 to a woman whose photos were AI-generated deepfakes; Hong Kong…

Incident date
Feb 2025
Target
Multiple victims of romance scams
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Multiple incidents are described, including a French woman who lost \u00a3700,000 to scammers using a fake Brad Pitt profile; Jake Klair sent \u00a3200 to a woman whose photos were AI-generated deepfakes; Hong Kong police uncovered a $46 million romance scam using deepfake videos and audio; and Jodie* had her real images used in a catfishing scheme.

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