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Woman loses thousands to scammers using AI to pose as actor

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ByKevin Ozebek KABC logo
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Woman loses thousands to scammers using AI to pose as actor
A family says their mother was conned out of her life savings and even sold her condo for a scammer using deepfake videos to pose as a "General Hospital" star.
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