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Online dating made the search for a partner easier, but Deepfek technology has turned it into dangerous nets. Romance scam cases are increasing wildly due to AI based technology developing. According to the British government report, in 2025, there will be about 80 million scams with the help of deepfac videos, which is 16 times more than 5 lakhs in 2023.
Cyber firm McAfee reports that more than 20% of the total online scams will be related to this year worldwide. More than half of them are under 25 years of age. Due to the constant advancement of AI, Deepfac has started to look so real that it is impossible to catch them with the help of special technology.
53 -year -old Beth Highland of Michigan, USA is an example of this. Richard, who was found on the tinder to Bath, collected 22 lakh rupees through deepfhek Skype calls and fake photos. It was part of the ‘pig-intelligence’ scam. In this, scammers rob the victims by exploiting emotions. According to FBI, 36 thousand crores from such scams in America in 2023. Loss of However, the figure may be more. Reason- 7% of the romance scam victims file a complaint.
60% deepfec scam operated from international network
Catching deepfac scammers is a global challenge. Indeed, they often work from countries where cyber laws are weak. The 2025 report of the UN Office for Drugs and Crime states that 60% of Deepfek scams operate through international networks. According to the 2025 report by Interpol, gangs in Southeast Asia and Africa sell telegrams and deepfac tools on the dark web. They use cryptocurrency, which is impossible to track.
Indians lost 60 crores every day in 2024
Scammers are also making AI a weapon in India. Deepfecks are calling people in trap by calling through audio, video and voice cloning. Digital arrest is the biggest concern of this year. 2024 proved to be a terrible year in terms of cyber fraud in India.
On an average, Indians suffered a loss of 60 crores every day. Last year, about 22 thousand crores. Scammer cheated people. According to the Cyber Crime Coordination Center, more than six thousand complaints were lodged on the National Cybercrime Portal daily.
Youths are getting victims due to risks in search of online partner
- In search of an online partner, youth are willing to take any risk. Due to this, they are getting hunted easily.
- Jorj Abraham of Global Anti-Scam Alliance says, youth are emotionally and technically less experienced, with scammers more.
- Scammers do more such scams using face-swapping tools available on telegram such as social media platforms.
- This technique has also become common with laptops and open-source tools. Now such a technique has also come in which scammers on video calls can easily show fake face and facial gesture.
- People take data from social media accounts with scammers software and target them emotionally.
- Dipphak identified tools such as reality defenders are also dodging the scammer. This is the battle of AI vs AI.
- AI videos made with deepfec technology looks so real that any person can easily cheat.
90% of the case makes an excuse for emergency situation
According to the FBI’s Internet crime report, scammers in 90% romance scams make excuses for emergency such as medical bills, legal expenses, or travel costs. Be alert immediately on the demand for money. Use reverse image search and deepfec detection tools (such as reality defender). Identify strange acts in video calls (like not blinking an eye). In case of fraud, inform the bank, dating app and police immediately. Quick complaint may reduce losses in 30% of cases.
