A woman from California fell for an AI deepfake scam that convinced her she had a relationship with a soap opera star, only to end up losing her home. According to the Daily Mail, 66-year-old Abigail Ruvalcaba sparked a relationship with Steve Burton, a cast member of General Hospital, not knowing it wasn’t really him.

Scammer Makes Woman Believe She’s In A Relationship With A Soap Opera Star

This fake relationship occurred over Facebook in October 2024. Abigail began speaking to whom she believed was Burton using video messages. What she didn’t know was that a scammer was using AI to create deepfakes of Burton.

These AI videos not only recreated his likeness, but they also made the videos sound like the actor. Abigail spoke with KTLA about the horrifying scam.

“I thought I was in love

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