So we all know about the fake profiles from overseas or even US that are obvious once they are "off" in how they communicate with you - poor English or grammar, or lack of knowledge of local details  

Recently I came across a couple of these in SoCal  so thought would throw it out there for folks to see if they've encountered the same  

I reached out first - profile was genuine looking early 20s girl next door type  

Didn't give me her number right away - chatted a bit over the site and then we exchanged numbers  

Area code was from Florida so I was naturally suspect. But I've had a very good SR before w a new transplant into SoCal like last y so I was willing to play along.  

She also sends me a few pics upon asking - the face and body are attractive and look somewhat real life (not AI generated)

She gave me right details of where she lived in OC. What she worked as, also did back and forth over what place to pick for m&g. Seemed knowledgeable about local spots in the area she claimed she lived in  

We pick a date and time and place a few days away. We check in w each other during this period - so far no red flags  

Then the day before she asks me what type of dress I would like her to wear for the m&g and this is the first red flag - but it is still sort of part of her banter and very smoothly delivered  

Then comes the kicker - she wants xxx for something w her car.  
I give my usual reply - I will pay for Uber gas etc and then ppm once we start arrangement but then here is where she goes into some sort of "AI-generated" prose about taking a leap of faith with her that I won't regret  

Now I know it's most likely a scammer so I am about to go to seeking and block her but I notice while I can see her messages, her profile is greyed out w a bar (she got deactivated ? Blocked me ? Who knows). Anyways I immediately block her on seeking and also her number.

 I have seen my fair share of scammers, but none that put up so much effort and finesse till the last minute

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I concur here that I too have noticed more elaborate messaging from POT scammers, some that will take the victim right up to the last minute meet. I suspect A-I tech is being used in conjunction with more sophisticated techniques to extract the most from potential victims. All the more reason to be on your guard as some of these gals [and men posing as gals] can be very crafty.  

It's certainly an interesting application for AI in the future to do long-cons.  I suspect, though, that at the current time, there is not enough ROI to justify such an AI operation.  If I had to guess, I would guess that these are run by human operators, at least for now.  It probably only takes them a few seconds per interaction.  So one operator could conceivably handle hundreds of contacts per day.