Consumer Safety

FTC warns pet lovers about scams using manipulated images and AI deepfakes

Atlas Watchline · July 26, 2026

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What happened

The FTC published a Consumer Alerts item titled "Animal lovers: learn to spot and avoid this…

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Why it matters

Scammers have been taking advantage of how much people love animals

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The details

Scammers may steal and manipulate pet images

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The FTC says scammers are using pet photos, videos and AI-generated deepfakes to trick animal lovers…

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