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Criminal ring busted for using deepfakes to net $8.4M through romance scams
A criminal ring that used deepfake technology to impersonate attractive women and defraud hundreds of people through investment and romance scams has been busted by police.
A criminal ring that used deepfake technology to impersonate attractive women and defraud hundreds of people through investment and romance scams has been busted by police. The Ulsan Metropolitan Police Agency said Wednesday that it arrested 10 suspects on charges of organizing and participating in a criminal group and violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes. Once they caught someone’s interest, they staged romance scams — pretending to become a girlfriend while asking for money to cover living expenses, delivery fees or airline tickets.
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