Most of us are obsessed with our favourite celebrities. Sometimes, some of us, go to great lengths — from sending overly expensive gifts to even getting tattoos celebrating our idols. But in this digital age, where we are surrounded by all sorts of cyber threats, now scammers targeting the celebrity-obsessed…

A private investigator says they have tracked down a scammer who pretended to be Brad Pitt so they could trick a woman into sending £700,000 – and revealed who they are impersonating now The scammers who used photoshopped photos of Brad Pitt in a romance scam now have a new…

Online scammers are nothing new but with the rise of AI-generated images, they’re becoming more sophisticated, especially regarding true romance. One such case involved a 53-year-old French interior designer who was tricked into paying €830,000 ($855,000) for someone posing as actor Brad Pitt for alleged cancer treatment. Don’t miss The…

Sandra Bullock is taking a stand against online scammers. The actor issued a rare public statement addressing fraudulent social media accounts that have been targeting her fans and members of her family. “My family’s safety, as well as the innocent people being taken advantage of, is my deep concern,” Sandra,…

A story of how a romance scammer used AI-generated images of Brad Pitt to con a French woman out of $850,000 has made global headlines, sparking widespread incredulity about how someone could fall for such a scheme. However, experts warn that scams using manipulated images and deepfakes are becoming more…

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Did you get a message from someone famous, like Snoop Dogg or Garth Brooks? We hate to burst your bubble, but it’s probably a scam. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel warned Michiganders Monday of an uptick in celebrity-impersonation scams. Scammers will pose as famous faces and…

Scammers can clone a person’s voice using audio data collected from public social media posts or videos NEWS RELEASE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL DANA NESSEL ************************ Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing multiple consumer alerts following an uptick in scams impersonating well-known individuals. Scammers are increasingly impersonating celebrities – like…

Con artist managed to swindle a French woman out of $850k by impersonating a celebrity. Approximately two years ago, an unknown cybercriminal pretending to be Brad Pitt’s mom contacted a wealthy 53-year-old woman on Instagram and told her that her son needed a woman like her. As they continued chatting…

In the days following the revelation that Singapore actor Laurence Pang had lost S$35,000 in a love scam, former Star Search 2019 finalist Vanessa Ho has shared that her pictures had been misappropriated and doctored by the scammers to cheat Pang. The 25-year-old influencer said a friend had highlighted how the purported…

If the movie star of your dreams said he loved you and needed money, would you give it to him? Unfortunately, many would. Nearly 70,000 people reported a romance scam to the Federal Trade Commission in 2022, totaling a staggering $1.3 billion lost, with an average loss of $4,400.  In…