A Southern California woman has lost her home after an elaborate romance scam that used artificial intelligence to swindle her out of her life savings.

Abigail Ruvalcaba, 66, believed she had fallen in love with General Hospital actor Steve Burton.

Over a year ago, she met who she believed to be Burton on Facebook. After communicating online and through video messages, she eventually believed their relationship to be real.

"I thought I was in love,” Abigail told KTLA's Sandra Mitchell. “I thought we were going to have a good life together."

Little did she know, the videos being sent to her were deepfake videos created by a scammer who used AI to steal Burton’s voice and likeness. The hyperrealistic video made it appear that the actor was indeed speaking with her.

"To me, it looks real

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