Bengaluru Youth Loses Rs 1.53 Lakh in AI-Generated Dating App Blackmail Trap

• A 26-year-old Bengaluru man lost Rs 1.53 lakh after falling victim to an AI-generated blackmail scam on a dating app.
• The victim matched with a profile named 'Eshani' on 'happn', and conversations moved to personal numbers, building trust.
• During a video call, the woman on screen appeared naked and urged him to do the same, secretly recording his private visuals.
• Fraudsters then blackmailed him with the recorded content, threatening to share it with family and social media if he didn't pay.
• Police investigations revealed that the woman and her voice in the video call were AI-generated, confirming a sophisticated deception.

Why It Matters: A Bengaluru youth was blackmailed for Rs 1.53 lakh using AI-generated visuals on a dating app.