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Deepfake lover conned pensioner Nikki out of £17k
Daily Record|January 15, 2025
A SCOTS pensioner was duped out of £17,000 by a deepfake lover in an elaborate romance scam.
- BILLY GADDI
Deepfake lover conned pensioner Nikki out of £17k

Nikki MacLeod, 77, from Edinburgh, fell victim to scammers after meeting someone claiming to be "Ala Morgan" on Facebook.

She believed she was in a relationship with "Ala" but learned her lover was bogus.

The fraudsters used AI for Ala's online videos and pictures to convince Nikki she was talking to a real woman.

The con went on for months, involving fake documents, deepfake videos, and fake stories.

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