Deepfake romance scam raked in $46 million from men across Asia, police say

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Hong Kong
CNN
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She appeared to be a beautiful woman and in the minds of men across Asia, the video calls they spoke on confirmed their newfound love was real.

But Hong Kong police say the men had fallen prey to a romance scam that used deepfake artificial intelligence to lure its victims into parting with more than $46 million.

In a news conference Monday, police in the Asian financial hub announced the arrests of more than two dozen members of the alleged scam ring, which they say targeted men from Taiwan to Singapore and as far away as India.

Police said the 21 men and six women were held on charges including conspiracy to defraud following a raid on the gang’s alleged operating center at a 4,000-square-foot industrial unit in the city’s Hung Hom district.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/15/asia/hong-kong-deepfake-romance-scam-intl-hnk/index.html

I don't care how pretty she is. It doesn't make sense to give money to complete strangers.

[Dan]

1. Funny,

I had some lady text me - which I interpreted as a text message sent to me incorrectly due to a phone number issue. So, I quickly texted her back saying that you had the wrong number/person. Within 10 minutes the lady texted me back, saying thank you, it was nice of you to share that information with her, that she had texted a wrong number. So, I promptly forgot about it. Thirty minutes later, she texted me again, saying how I was such a gentleman, and it was nice that there were good people. Which I ignored. Ten minutes later the lady sends me a photo (beautiful lady) and says that she would like to get to know such a nice person. At which point I blocked the number.

Lonely hearts - looking for old men to scamp.

[multigraincracker]

2. From my high school English Lit clsss.

Shall I waisting in despair.
Die because of a lady fair?
What care I how fair she be
If she be not for me.

Can’t remember where I left my phone, but can remember a poem I read 60 years ago.

[keithbvadu2]

3. Your newfound love gal might turn out to be a skinny, Nigerian, male teenager.

Always an excuse why 'she' cannot voice or video with you.