Brussels. More Scotch Requested Money From Foreign Lenders or Companies Entitled to the King of Belgium

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The scammers tried to reach circles close to the Belgian royal family, foreign dignitaries and business leaders, while their victims saw the country's king on video calls.

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They also organized video calls with a fake image of King Philip.

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Many of the wise men who claimed to be the kings of Belgium tried to get money - using e-mails, phone calls and video recordings generated with artificial intelligence - from foreign lenders or from corporate directors...

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Unknown persons have been usurping the identity of King Philip for a year in order to draw money from persons connected with the Belgian royal family.

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Belgian justice investigates scams where individuals pretend to be King Philip, using advanced techniques such as artificial intelligence to deceive their victims.

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Foreign dignitaries, Belgian families and business leaders have been contacted for more than a year by people pretending to be King Philippe, his chief of staff Vincent Houssieau, General Major Stéphane Dutron, Head of the General Service for Intelligence and Security (SGRS), with the aim of extracting money from them fraudulently. Artificial intelligence has been used in particular to make illusions. The information was revealed on Saturday by …