Criminals are increasingly utilizing generative AI to enhance romance scams by creating AI-generated profiles and personalized scripts. Reports indicate that scammers are engaging in real-time conversations with potential victims, employing tactics such as 'love bombing' and vulnerability manipulation to establish emotional connections. This sophisticated approach, noted by experts like UTA's Wang, underscores the evolving landscape of online scams, where AI not only assists in swindling victims but also amplifies the scale and psychological depth of these fraudulent interactions.
Scammers right now are just using AI-generated profiles.
Organized crime efforts have been generating personalized scripts to deceive victims while engaging in real-time conversations in hundreds of languages.
A core tactic used by romance scammers is to make their heartthrob personas seem hapless and vulnerable.
Attackers also build intimacy through a technique known as 'love bombing,' using terms of endearment to rapidly advance a feeling of connection.
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