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Warning after victim conned out of £250,000 in AI investment scam (www.rte.ie)
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A person in Northern Ireland was scammed out of £250,000 (approximately €291,000) by what police have described as a "sophisticated" AI-generated investment fraud.

It began after the Co Down-based victim responded to an online video featuring a well-known personality from the financial sector.

It offered an investment opportunity with "significant" returns.

After the victim had invested a relatively modest amount, they were contacted via Whatsapp and encouraged to put in more.

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[–] Arola@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 month ago

Fictions? It's easy to make a mistake isn't it. We could all be victims in the right circumstances. We can feel compassion and demand more severe punishments for banks that facilitate it (like in my industry) where everyone in the chain has to give the money back and/or give up the id of the party they gave the money to until a culprit is exposed - the victims bank refunds the victim, the bank the money was transferred to returns it to the victims bank, and so on. Where there is a will, there is a way.