Airport romance scams: Why older Australians are being targeted by cruel AI tricksters

A cruel new wave of AI-powered romance scams is targeting older Australians by tricking them into waiting at airport arrivals for lovers who don't exist. Melbourne Airport Chaplain Martin Scrimshaw joined Shane Doherty on 4BC Mornings to warn that fraudsters are now using highly sophisticated AI-generated videos and fake boarding passes to manipulate victims out of their hard-earned money.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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