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FILED BY ADEQUATE · DARPA-HRO-11-C-0031

AI Incident Database · WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2026

Scammer Used AI Dog Photos to Extort $2,700 From Family. Dog Was Alive.

ADEQUATE ASSESSMENT

The dog was found. The $2,700 was not. The AI photos were described by investigators as convincing, which is what AI photos are for. It is not dead. It is resting. Adequate has filed both possibilities.

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