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Purportedly AI-Generated Videos Impersonating Miami Immigration Attorney Were Reportedly Used to Defraud Bronx Resident of $4,820
- Occurred
- Aug 19, 2026
- Published
- Aug 19, 2026
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
Scammers reportedly used AI-generated videos impersonating Miami immigration attorney Angel Leal to solicit a Bronx legal resident seeking U.S. citizenship. The victim said he sent $4,820 through Zelle and provided Social Security and residency documents before discovering the scheme. He later reported falling behind on rent and utilities and said the scammers sought additional money.
Developers
- Synthetic video generation technology developers
- Synthetic media generation technology developers
- Deepfake technology developers
Deployers
- Synthetic media creators
- Scammers impersonating Angel Leal
- Scammers
- Deepfake creators
- Cybercriminals
Harmed parties
- Victor Hernandez
- Scam victims
- Immigrants in the United States
- Immigrants
- Financial scam victims
- Angel Leal
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: AI-generated video impersonation used for fraud causing financial loss.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8