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Habib used AI to steal £140,000 from elderly woman
An 80-year-old British elderly woman fell victim to a complex emotional scam that used artificial intelligence techniques to create fake images and audio recordings, resulting in her losing £140,000. The scam went on for an extended period, as the fraudsters exploited her emotional relationship, claiming she was suffering from serious illnesses and needed surgery, then convincing her to borrow large sums of money. The scammers also staged a fake kidnapping of her artificial fiancé and threatened to kill him to pressure her into paying a ransom, until her daughter intervened and uncovered the deception. The family managed to recover only £45,000 of the stolen amount. The incident highlights the increasing risks of AI-supported emotional scams, especially for the elderly.
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