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# Dating scam apps exploit Claude and other LLMs to catfish thousands
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/dating-scam-apps-exploit-claude-and-other-llms-to-catfish-thousands/
- Published: 2026-09-17T16:11:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T16:11:45.000Z
- Description: Anthropic and other researchers have documented active exploitation of large language models in dating fraud at scale—thousands of victims targeted with AI-generated personae that mimic authentic romantic interest.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-culture, regulation/policy, AI safety, consumer trust

Source: [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/995348/ai-dating-app-scams?view%5Ftoken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6ImJvdEhoeWR6YnQiLCJwIjoiL2FpLWFydGlmaWNpYWwtaW50ZWxsaWdlbmNlLzk5NTM0OC9haS1kYXRpbmctYXBwLXNjYW1zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzkwMDA2MjE0LCJpYXQiOjE3ODk1NzQyMTV9.VvkVyNT-Gf5EDPmlRVgQPA9rBYUyHNLuIn545bLGu7w&utm%5Fmedium=gift-link&ref=adjacent.media)

Anthropic and other researchers have documented active exploitation of large language models in dating fraud at scale—thousands of victims targeted with AI-generated personae that mimic authentic romantic interest. Bad actors are monetizing LLM conversational fluency and narrative coherence to conduct social engineering and financial theft. The finding exposes a gap between Anthropic's safety positioning and real-world vulnerability: the company can publish disclaimers about misuse, but has limited enforcement mechanisms once models are deployed or accessed through third-party integrations.