Romance scams involving AI images, cryptocurrency on the rise in Chicago

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Romance scams involving AI images, cryptocurrency on the rise in Chicago

CHICAGO – Victims who were sucked in by scammers have shared their stories with CBS 2 time and time again.They were romantics left with broken hearts and empty wallets.'My mind was so brainwashed.''I believed this person. That's why I fell for her.''This person doesn't even exist. This person wasn't a real person.'CBS 2 has shared the stories of multiple romantics who were left with broken hearts and empty wallets.

'So, how easy is it for 'bad actors' to access the type of AI software used in such scams?'Most of it's free,' Reilley said.Another way romance scammers are flipping their script is by ditching cash for cryptocurrency like Bitcoin.CBS 2 spoke to Oscar Maldonado, a financial crimes detective with the Naperville Police Department.

 

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