(NewsNation) — A Los Angeles woman was scammed out of over $81,000 after she fell for an AI-generated video of “General Hospital” star Steve Burton.

Vivian Ruvalcaba told KABC that her mother, Abigail, fell for the deepfake video.

"I'm sickened by it because it went this far," Ruvalcaba told the station’s investigative team. "Why didn't I know this? Why didn't I see what was happening? What did I miss?"

“Good Morning America” obtained a police report, saying that Abigail Ruvalcaba sent the scammer more than $81,000 in prepaid gift cards, cash and bitcoin and sold her condo for $350,000. The fake “Burton” alleged that he lost his home in the Los Angeles fires.

The victim was planning to give the scammer $70,000

"In her head, there was no scammer," Ruvalcaba told KABC. "She was talking

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