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ATLANTA ( InvestigateTV ) — Scammers are using artificial intelligence to create convincing fake images and videos of celebrities and athletes, targeting unsuspecting fans with increasingly sophisticated schemes that have cost victims thousands of dollars.

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received 859,532 complaints in 2024, with related losses topping $16.6 billion, a 33% increase from 2023. In Georgia alone,

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