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Incident summary from the AI Incident Database, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scammers allegedly created a fake Facebook profile impersonating a Scottish woman, Teigan McMahon, raising funds for her father, who was reportedly in a coma in Turkey. The account reportedly reused her photos and posts and was described as using purportedly AI-generated or deepfake-style content to solicit donations. The impersonation forced the family to pause their legitimate fundraiser while the fake profile remained online.
Incident summary from the AI Incident Database, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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