Exposing a Romance Scammer

A video on YouTube. In Business & Money, a Krater category.

Summary by Krater

An investigation into a romance scam that targeted a quadriplegic woman, using fake AI-generated photos and audio of Hallmark actor Tyler Hynes to extract thousands of dollars in Bitcoin.

From the video

Answers: How do romance scammers use AI deepfakes and exploit vulnerable people?

Romance scams
AI-generated deepfakes in fraud
Bitcoin payment tracking
Catfishing investigation
Disability exploitation in scams

What it concludes

Romance scams cost consumers $1.14 billion last year, making it an increasingly insidious fraud.
The scammer used AI-generated photos and audio of Hallmark actor Tyler Hynes to deceive the victim.
Bitcoin payments made by the victim were traced to offshore exchange deposit addresses in Nigeria.
The scammer's identity was exposed as Tobe David Ayegbu-Bright from Nigeria using verification tactics.

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