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pet owners deepfake (May 2026)
Scammers are using AI-generated images of injured pets to trick pet owners into paying for fake veterinary services. They manipulate photos of lost pets posted online to make it appear the animal has been hurt, then…
- Incident date
- May 2026
- Target
- pet owners
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Scammers are using AI-generated images of injured pets to trick pet owners into paying for fake veterinary services. They manipulate photos of lost pets posted online to make it appear the animal has been hurt, then demand payment for surgery.