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Production AI Institute public record · brouteurs · observed 2025-07-08

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brouteurs - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.

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Three Nigerian "Yahoo Boys" scammers allegedly used AI-generated image manipulation tools, along with fake social media and WhatsApp accounts, to reportedly impersonate actor Brad Pitt and convince a French interior decorator, Anne, that she was in a romantic relationship with him. Over 18 months, they allegedly fabricated selfies and messages, reportedly leading Anne to divorce her husband and transfer $850,000 under the false pretense that Pitt needed money for kidney trea…

Woman who lost $850,000 to scammers posing as Brad Pitt faces wave of online harassment and mockeryhttps://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/woman-loses-life-savings-scammers-posing-brad-pitt-france/
French woman duped by AI Brad Pitt faces mockery onlinehttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgnz8rw1xgo
AI Incident Database - Incident 901https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/901/

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8 July 2025Yahoo Boys Allegedly Used Deepfake Technology to Impersonate Brad Pitt and Defraud French Woman of $850,000 in Romance Scam
Incident82%
- Woman who lost $850,000 to scammers posing as Brad Pitt faces wave of online harassment and mockeryhttps://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/woman-loses-life-savings-scammers-posing-brad-pitt-france/
- French woman duped by AI Brad Pitt faces mockery onlinehttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgnz8rw1xgo
- AI Incident Database - Incident 901https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/901/
27 Jan 2025Yahoo Boys Allegedly Employ Real-Time Deepfake Technology in Romance Scams
Incident78%
- The Real-Time Deepfake Romance Scams Have Arrivedhttps://www.wired.com/story/yahoo-boys-real-time-deepfake-scams/
- AI Incident Database - Incident 911https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/911/
27 Jan 2025Yahoo Boys and Scammers from Morocco Allegedly Target U.S. Widows and Vulnerable Individuals with 'Artificial Patriot' Scams
Incident82%
- Widows Exploited—Inside The ‘Yahoo Boys’ AI Powered Romance Scamhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2024/11/20/stolen-valor-the-heartbreaking-scam-targeting-american-widows/
- Artificial patriots: Foreign scammers use AI military photos to steal from U.S. widowshttps://www.investigatetv.com/2024/09/23/artificial-patriots-foreign-scammers-use-ai-military-photos-steal-us-widows/
- AI Incident Database - Incident 912https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/912/
27 Jan 2025Yahoo Boys Allegedly Using AI-Generated News Videos to Blackmail Sextortion Victims
Incident78%
- Scammers Are Creating Fake News Videos to Blackmail Victimshttps://www.wired.com/story/scammers-are-creating-fake-news-videos-to-blackmail-victims/
- AI Incident Database - Incident 913https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/913/

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