Incidente 864: translated-es-Generative AI Allegedly Used to Facilitate $255,000 Real Estate Fraud Scheme
Descripción: translated-es-A real estate scam is reported to have used AI-generated phishing emails to impersonate a title company lawyer, tricking homebuyer Raegan Bartlo into wiring $255,000 to a fraudulent account. The emails were alleged to be convincing, with no grammatical errors or tone issues. Bartlo recovered part of the funds but lost $112,000.
Editor Notes: See also: Incident 858: Deepfake Reportedly Used in Attempted Real Estate Fraud in Hallandale Beach, Florida.
Entidades
Ver todas las entidadesAlleged: Unknown generative AI tools creators developed an AI system deployed by scammers y Fraudsters, which harmed Real estate market , Raegan Bartlo y Financial institutions.
Sistema de IA presuntamente implicado: Unnamed generative AI tools
Estadísticas de incidentes
Risk Subdomain
A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
4.3. Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
Risk Domain
The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
- Malicious Actors & Misuse
Entity
Which, if any, entity is presented as the main cause of the risk
Human
Timing
The stage in the AI lifecycle at which the risk is presented as occurring
Post-deployment
Intent
Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
Intentional
Informes del Incidente
Cronología de Informes
Se acercaba la fecha de cierre de la nueva casa de Raegan Bartlo en West Virginia, por lo que no se sorprendió al recibir un correo electrónico el 23 de agosto que parecía ser del abogado de la compañía de títulos con instrucciones para tra…
Variantes
Una "Variante" es un incidente de IA similar a un caso conocido—tiene los mismos causantes, daños y sistema de IA. En lugar de enumerarlo por separado, lo agrupamos bajo el primer incidente informado. A diferencia de otros incidentes, las variantes no necesitan haber sido informadas fuera de la AIID. Obtenga más información del trabajo de investigación.
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