AI-assisted scam costs Thai beauty queen Charlotte Austin US$118,000

AI-assisted scam costs Thai beauty queen Charlotte Austin US$118,000

[South China Morning Post] - 02/5/2025

The scammers allegedly used AI to impersonate Thai police officers to deceive victims including Thai-British beauty queen Charlotte Austin.



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