Scammers Reportedly Use AI Tools to Impersonate Students and Obtain Federal Aid
Date: 2025-04-22
Affected: Generative Ai Developers, Openai, Scammers, Scammers Targeting California Community Colleges
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: Critical

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #1038: Scammers Reportedly Use AI Tools to Impersonate Students and Obtain Federal Aid. Alleged deployer/developer: Generative Ai Developers, Openai, Scammers, Scammers Targeting California Community Colleges. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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