Security researchers have identified a new wave of dating app scams leveraging AI to create fraudulent profiles and fake video calls designed to deceive users into sending money.
Security researcher Matthew Gore-Kormanik discovered the scheme while analyzing a fraudulent app called Dora. After receiving a message from a profile named Jennifer—a 41-year-old woman with detailed biographical information—Gore-Kormanik accepted a video call.
Instead of seeing the person described in the profile, Gore-Kormanik encountered a video feed showing only a moving tapestry and heard distorted audio in the background. The incident revealed how scammers are deploying AI-generated profiles and manipulated video feeds to impersonate attractive matches.
These scams typically follow a pattern: users match with AI-generated profiles, receive calls with fake or obscured video feeds, and are eventually asked to transfer money under various pretexts. The use of AI-generated personas and deepfake-adjacent technology makes these schemes increasingly difficult for users to identify.
Experts recommend verifying matches through multiple communication channels and remaining skeptical of profiles requesting money transfers.
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