AI-powered dating app scams emerge: fake 'Jennifer' runs video calls with no real person
The Verge AI · rss · 2026-09-16
Security researcher Matthew "Zigula" Gore-Kormanik analyzed a fraudulent dating app called Dora and took a video call from a fake persona named Jennifer. The feed showed no real person — just a moving tapestry and distorted audio — yet afterward the app messaged him praising his voice, which he never turned on. AI-driven romance scams with synthetic video calls are on the rise and hard for users to detect.
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