Crime & Justice

Romance Scammer Used Deepfakes to Impersonate a Navy Admiral and Bilk Widow Out of Nearly $300,000

HEARTBREAKING

The overseas con man romanced an L.A. woman using “deepfake” video to pose as the superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, ultimately convincing her to send him at least $287,928.

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