Scammers Reportedly Used AI-Generated Image of Missing Puppy Hazel to Solicit Fraudulent Vet Payment from St. Petersburg, Florida Couple
Date: 2026-01-20
Affected: Image Generation Technology Developers, Scammers
Attack vector: other
Category: real-world
Severity: Medium

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #1477: Scammers Reportedly Used AI-Generated Image of Missing Puppy Hazel to Solicit Fraudulent Vet Payment from St. Petersburg, Florida Couple. Alleged deployer/developer: Image Generation Technology Developers, Scammers. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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