Valentine's Day Warning: FBI Alerts to AI Romance Scams on the Rise

• FBI warns that your 'perfect match' this Valentine's Day could be an AI-driven scam, exploiting emotional confidence tricks.
• Cybercriminals use AI to craft convincing messages and deepfake content, making scams more sophisticated and scalable.
• AI bots can handle hundreds of conversations, learn from replies, and maintain narratives longer than human fraudsters.
• The threat is global, with India also seeing a sharp rise in AI-assisted romance scams and fake profiles.
• Protect yourself by slowing down, being wary of requests to move off platforms, avoiding video calls, and never sending money to unverified contacts.