Incident 864: translated-fr-Generative AI Allegedly Used to Facilitate $255,000 Real Estate Fraud Scheme
Description: translated-fr-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.
Entités
Voir toutes les entitésAlleged: Unknown generative AI tools creators developed an AI system deployed by scammers et Fraudsters, which harmed Real estate market , Raegan Bartlo et Financial institutions.
Système d'IA présumé impliqué: Unnamed generative AI tools
Statistiques d'incidents
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
Rapports d'incidents
Chronologie du rapport
La date limite de vente de la nouvelle maison de Raegan Bartlo en Virginie-Occidentale approchait, elle n'a donc pas été surprise de recevoir un e-mail le 23 août qui semblait provenir de l'avocat de la société de titres avec des instructio…
Variantes
Une "Variante" est un incident de l'IA similaire à un cas connu—il a les mêmes causes, les mêmes dommages et le même système intelligent. Plutôt que de l'énumérer séparément, nous l'incluons sous le premier incident signalé. Contrairement aux autres incidents, les variantes n'ont pas besoin d'avoir été signalées en dehors de la base de données des incidents. En savoir plus sur le document de recherche.
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