Margaret Loke typed a question into ChatGPT. The AI's response was clear and straightforward: this was a scam. By the time she realised the truth, almost £1 million had disappeared. Her home was next in line.
The widow in her 70s from San Jose withdrew £672,000 from her entire IRA retirement savings and borrowed another £300,000 through a second mortgage on her previously paid-off house. All of it was transferred to a scammer posing as a romantic interest.
