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DEEPFAKE LOVERS SWINDLE VICTIMS OUT OF $46M IN HONG KONG AI SCAM

arstechnica.com3 min read

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Hong Kong police arrested 27 people involved in a $46 million AI-powered romance scam. The operation used face-swapping technology to create fake attractive personas for online dating, tricking victims into fraudulent cryptocurrency investments.