Romance scammers are using deepfakes to defraud people online.
Romance scammers are using deepfakes to defraud people online.
  • The Nigerian online crime group known as the "Yahoo Boys" is now using AI in its romance scams.
  • Romance scams cost Americans $1.3 billion in 2022, according to the FTC.
  • One quick way to spot a deepfake is to do a reverse image search.

Does he seem too good to be true? It might be because he's a romance scammer called a "Yahoo Boy" who wants to steal your life savings.