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Hong Kong police have seized over HK$34 million (US$3.37 million) from a romance scam operation using AI to impersonate wealthy single women. The investigation led to the arrest of 31 individuals, revealing tactics such as building trust through elaborate personas and high-value interests. Meanwhile, nearly 800 suspects were arrested in Nigeria for similar crypto romance scams, highlighting the growing challenges posed by deepfake technology in fraud cases.
The Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 792 individuals linked to a massive cryptocurrency romance scam operation, which involved foreign nationals training locals to defraud victims online. This crackdown follows a similar operation in Hong Kong, where 27 people were arrested for a deepfake romance scam that defrauded victims of approximately $46 million. Authorities emphasize that foreign criminals are exploiting Nigeria's reputation to conduct their schemes, but enforcement actions are intensifying to combat these frauds.
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