Woman fell in love with 'Prince of Dubai'... but it turned out to be AI
A resident of the Philippines spent several weeks texting and video calling with a man who claimed to be the crown prince of Dubai.
Thanks to deepfakes, the scammers looked so convincing that the woman transferred all her annual savings for 'wedding documents' and other fictitious fees 😳
🤑 Only after another request to send money did she find out that the 'prince' was just an AI-generated image created by scammers. Experts warn that with the development of neural networks, such schemes are becoming increasingly realistic.
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