AI Dating Scams Escalate: From Fake Profiles to Entire Fake Apps

Anthropic's report reveals a China-based operation used AI to build over 20 dating apps and created more than 4,700 AI personas that interacted with at least 25,000 people, generating about 2.36 million messages in two weeks. FBI data shows romance scam losses surged 38% last year to nearly $1 billion, with Americans over 60 losing over $500 million.

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