Cartels using AI to catfish kids into human trafficking?

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SpreadsheetAg
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3:24a, 8/7/25
Holy hell... as a father this is some scary crap.

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Backyard Gator
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4:20a, 8/7/25

That's fake af.

Yeah, 15 yr olds are really being enticed to take an Uber ride 4 hours away to go meet a boy their talked to online.

Some of y'all don't think.
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SpreadsheetAg
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In reply to Backyard Gator • 5:04a, 8/7/25
Backyard Gator said:

That's fake af.

Yeah, 15 yr olds are really being enticed to take an Uber ride 4 hours away to go meet a boy their talked to online.

Some of y'all don't think.


Come at me bro…



(Note: I realize the mom could be making it up; but then she duped the local news as well; not impossible I suppose)
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LOYAL AG
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In reply to Backyard Gator • 5:10a, 8/7/25
Backyard Gator said:

That's fake af.

Yeah, 15 yr olds are really being enticed to take an Uber ride 4 hours away to go meet a boy their talked to online.

Some of y'all don't think.


Wait. You think a teenage girl WOULDN'T be duped into doing something stupid for a teenage boy? Have you had teenagers? There's literally nothing surprising about this story. It's a story as old as time.
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flakrat
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5:21a, 8/7/25
Adult Manti Te'o says hooks my beer.
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In reply to SpreadsheetAg • 5:38a, 8/7/25
SpreadsheetAg said:
Holy hell... as a father this is some scary crap.

(Language warning)



I made it about 20 seconds into the video before I turned it off because I could tell Megan Rapinoe mom was going to turn what could be a 20-second story into 3 painful preachy minutes.

Cliff's notes?
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torrid
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6:15a, 8/7/25
This doesn't pass the smell test. And even if there is a smidgen of truth, this is not about AI but dumb teenagers.
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Hank the Grifter
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In reply to Backyard Gator • 6:38a, 8/7/25
Backyard Gator said:

That's fake af.

Yeah, 15 yr olds are really being enticed to take an Uber ride 4 hours away to go meet a boy their talked to online.

Some of y'all don't think.

You're talking about a generation that just a few years ago had to be told not to eat packets of laundry detergent.
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In reply to Backyard Gator • 7:04a, 8/7/25
Backyard Gator said:

That's fake af.

Yeah, 15 yr olds are really being enticed to take an Uber ride 4 hours away to go meet a boy their talked to online.

Some of y'all don't think.

Guarantee you there are some kids lonely, desperate, and or stupid enough to do this.
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torrid
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In reply to ts5641 • 7:10a, 8/7/25
ts5641 said:
Backyard Gator said:

That's fake af.

Yeah, 15 yr olds are really being enticed to take an Uber ride 4 hours away to go meet a boy their talked to online.

Some of y'all don't think.

Guarantee you there are some kids lonely, desperate, and or stupid enough to do this.

And AI has nothing to do with other than make a click-bait headline.
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In reply to torrid • 7:14a, 8/7/25
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And AI has nothing to do with other than make a click-bait headline.

I agree that AI is now used for click bait on everything, but here the AI is people altering their voice and appearance to catfish people. a 30 year old mexican cartel member suddenly looks and sound like a 15 year old white boy with a squeeky voice and awkwardness.
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torrid
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In reply to BMX Bandit • 7:47a, 8/7/25
BMX Bandit said:
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And AI has nothing to do with other than make a click-bait headline.

I agree that AI is now used for click bait on everything, but here the AI is people altering their voice and appearance to catfish people. a 30 year old mexican cartel member suddenly looks and sound like a 15 year old white boy with a squeeky voice and awkwardness.

Just making it a little easier for the cartels. They can certainly find a Mexican teen to sweet-talk the gringo girls if needed.
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YouBet
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7:49a, 8/7/25
Uh, adults fall for this kind of **** daily, all over this country.

Stupid kids would do it too.
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In reply to SpreadsheetAg • 8:03a, 8/7/25
SpreadsheetAg said:
Holy hell... as a father this is some scary crap.

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And yet these liberal a-holes still want to attack and try to prohibit ICE from doing their jobs. Scum
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In reply to torrid • 8:16a, 8/7/25
torrid said:
BMX Bandit said:
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And AI has nothing to do with other than make a click-bait headline.

I agree that AI is now used for click bait on everything, but here the AI is people altering their voice and appearance to catfish people. a 30 year old mexican cartel member suddenly looks and sound like a 15 year old white boy with a squeeky voice and awkwardness.

Just making it a little easier for the cartels. They can certainly find a Mexican teen to sweet-talk the gringo girls if needed.

I don't disagree, but thats the whole point of why AI is a part of the story.
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8:18a, 8/7/25
there are literally Israeli women who have been duped by Iranian intelligence assets on dating apps
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In reply to LOYAL AG • 8:22a, 8/7/25
LOYAL AG said:
Backyard Gator said:

That's fake af.

Yeah, 15 yr olds are really being enticed to take an Uber ride 4 hours away to go meet a boy their talked to online.

Some of y'all don't think.


Wait. You think a teenage girl WOULDN'T be duped into doing something stupid for a teenage boy? Have you had teenagers? There's literally nothing surprising about this story. It's a story as old as time.


Young kid in our community got into a situation similar to this. Took LEO about 3 weeks to find her. Sounds dumb to us but this stuff Happens.
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