Online Scammers Tricked People into Sending Money Using AI Images of Earthquake in Turkey
February 10, 2023
AI-generated images depicting earthquakes and rescues were posted on social media platforms by scammers who tricked people into sending funds to their crypto wallets disguised as donation links for the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.
- Alleged deployer
- unknown
- Alleged developer
- unknown
- Alleged harmed parties
- social-media-users, 2023-turkey-syria-earthquake-victims
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/500
Data source
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