The sexy AI-powered dating app scams are here
TL;DR
Security researcher Matthew "Zigula" Gore-Kormanik was analyzing a fraudulent dating app called Dora when he got a pop-up message saying he was receiving a call from Jennifer. According to her bio, she's a 41-year-old Sagittarius with red hair, blue eyes, and piercings. She likes music, horror movies, nightlife, and sports. Gore-Kormanik answered the call, but didn't see Jennifer in his video feed.
Nauti's Take
The upside of researchers dissecting apps like this early: telltale patterns such as generic profiles, strange video calls and praise for a voice that was never heard are easy to spot and share. The risk keeps growing anyway, because AI personas scale cheaply and look more convincing every month.
Anyone dating online should insist on a real live video early and walk away at the first request for money.
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