AI-Powered Romance Scams: A Growing Threat
2025-02-14
Romance scams are evolving, leveraging AI to create fake dating profiles and personalized scripts for real-time conversations. Scammers build intimacy through 'love bombing' and portray themselves as vulnerable to gain victims' trust. They subtly request money, often citing financial difficulties, and manipulate victims into believing they're helping someone they care about. Lonely individuals are particularly vulnerable. Experts highlight the similarities between the language used by these scammers and domestic abusers, urging caution.