Description: An alleged online romance scam exploiting AI-assisted impersonation defrauded a woman, "Lea," of NZ$375,000 over two years. The scammer used AI-generated voice messages and deceptive text communication to pose as New Zealand actor Martin Henderson and built up a relationship beginning in early 2023. The victim, believing the scam was real, reportedly relocated to New Zealand in December 2024, only discovering the fraud in February 2025.
Editor Notes: While this particular incident is reported to have taken place from early 2023 to February 1, 2025, Martin Henderson had previously warned about similar scams. On July 25, 2022, he posted on Instagram about fraudulent accounts impersonating him to deceive followers: https://www.instagram.com/p/CgdL6jMpgFE/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link.
Alleged: Unknown voice cloning technology developer , Unknown large language model developer と Unknown deepfake technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Unknown scammer impersonating Martin Henderson と Unknown scammer, which harmed Martin Henderson と Lea (pseudonym).
関与が疑われるAIシステム: Unknown voice cloning technology , Unknown large language model と Unknown deepfake app
インシデントのステータス
インシデントID
938
レポート数
6
インシデント発生日
2025-02-01
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