Overview
- Rakers disclosed on an ARD podcast that fake profiles contacted men while posing as her, convincing some they were in relationships.
- She said the impersonators sought bank transfers or Amazon gift cards, describing the scheme as a form of love scamming.
- According to Rakers, one man had already transferred more than €10,000 and believed he had "half an hour of sex on Telegram" with the impostor.
- Victims and relatives have reached out to her directly, and she said police were notified in at least some instances.
- The conversation raised concerns that deepfakes and other AI tools could ease more convincing impersonations, with no confirmed deepfake of Rakers reported.