Jennifer Aniston Deepfake Romance Scam: Victim Fooled by AI Impersonation

Besides being a household name, Jennifer Aniston is also a household image for scammers. For more than a decade, cybercriminals have exploited her identity in scams ranging from spam and phishing emails to fake endorsements. Now they’re abusing her image in AI-generated romance fraud.

According to a Bitdefender study from 2013, Aniston ranked among the most misused celebrity names in spam campaigns. More recently, she’s appeared in fake celebrity endorsement scams, where her face and fabricated