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AI powers sophisticated romance scams across dozens of dating apps

By PulseAugur Editorial · [7 sources] ·

AI is being used to supercharge romance scams, with thousands of individuals reportedly falling victim to these sophisticated schemes. Researchers have uncovered networks of dating apps where AI personas largely conduct conversations, often without any human involvement. These AI agents are designed to mimic human interaction, using fabricated profiles and pre-generated replies to build trust and eventually defraud users, while real human gig workers are sometimes employed to pass liveness checks. AI

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AI powers sophisticated romance scams across dozens of dating apps

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COVERAGE [7]

  1. OpenAI News TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Operation “Date Bait”: AI-enabled scam targeting loveseekers

    OpenAI banned accounts that very likely originated in Cambodia and used AI for scam outreach to Indonesian loveseekers, including translation and engagement.

  2. OpenAI News TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Romance scams: AI-enabled romance scam workflows

    OpenAI banned accounts using AI to support romance scam workflows, including outreach, translation, victim engagement, and investment-fraud lures.

  3. The Verge — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Yael Grauer ·

    The sexy AI-powered dating app scams are here

    Security researcher Matthew "Zigula" Gore-Kormanik was analyzing a fraudulent dating app called Dora when he got a pop-up message saying he was receiving a call from Jennifer. According to her bio, she's a 41-year-old Sagittarius with red hair, blue eyes, and piercings. She likes…

  4. Medium — Anthropic tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Aaron Harme ·

    Anthropic Traced ~28 Dating Apps Where AI Personas Ran Most of the Chats

    <div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/all-my-circuits/anthropic-traced-28-dating-apps-where-ai-personas-ran-most-of-the-chats-4ad024b1caa6?source=rss------anthropic-5"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1400/1*9LNQRwFT7N…

  5. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The sexy AI-powered dating app scams are here https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/995348/ai-dating-app-scams # AI # Scams # DatingApps

    The sexy AI-powered dating app scams are here https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/995348/ai-dating-app-scams # AI # Scams # DatingApps

    LINKS theverge.com/…/ai-dating-app-scams
  6. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 The sexy AI-powered dating app scams are here Security researcher Matthew "Zigula" Gore-Kormanik was analyzing a fraudulent dating app called Dora when he got

    📰 The sexy AI-powered dating app scams are here Security researcher Matthew "Zigula" Gore-Kormanik was analyzing a fraudulent dating app called Dora when he got a pop-up message saying he was receiving a call from Jennifer. According to her bio,... 📰 Source: The Verge 🔗 Link: htt…

    LINKS theverge.com/…/ai-dating-app-scams
  7. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · savitridesousa ·

    Researchers uncovered dating apps where thousands of AI personas chatted with users who thought they were real people. And humans actually stepped in for moment

    Researchers uncovered dating apps where thousands of AI personas chatted with users who thought they were real people. And humans actually stepped in for moments such as video calls, making the illusion harder to detect. https://www. theverge.com/ai-artificial-int elligence/99534…

    LINKS theverge.com/…/ai-dating-app-scams

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