Alleged Deepfake Identity Scam Uses Miami Beach Realtor's Likeness to Defraud Victim in the United Kingdom in Purported Romance Scam
Description
A scammer reportedly used deepfake video technology to impersonate Miami Beach realtor Andres Asion, creating fake videos with his face and a voice clone to catfish a woman in the UK. The victim communicated for about a year before traveling to Miami, where Asion discovered the fraud. The videos appeared convincing even to friends and family.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- synthetic-media-creators
- scammers-impersonating-andres-asion
- scammers
- impersonation-scammers
- deepfake-creators
Alleged Developers
- synthetic-video-generation-technology-developers
- synthetic-audio-generation-technology-developers
- deepfake-technology-developers
- synthetic-media-generation-technology-developers
Harmed Parties
- women-and-girls
- women
- victims-of-romance-scams
- victims-of-impersonation-scams
- epistemic-integrity
- andres-asion
Classification
Risk Domain
Malicious Actors & MisuseRisk Subdomain
4.3. Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
MIT Risk Profile
Source
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