Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT Reportedly Cited Fraudulent Cruise Hotline, Allegedly Enabling Successful Scam
Date: 2025-08-15
Affected: Google, Openai, Scammers, Unknown Scammers Impersonating Disney Cruise Line, Unknown Scammers Impersonating Princess Cruises, Unknown Scammers Impersonating Royal Caribbean
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: Medium

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #1187: Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT Reportedly Cited Fraudulent Cruise Hotline, Allegedly Enabling Successful Scam. Alleged deployer/developer: Google, Openai, Scammers, Unknown Scammers Impersonating Disney Cruise Line, Unknown Scammers Impersonating Princess Cruises, Unknown Scammers Impersonating Royal Caribbean. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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