Beware Of AI-Generated Damage Claims
Lyft Driver Tries to Scam Customer with AI-Generated Photo of 'Damage' to Vehicle
https://petapixel.com/2026/05/22/lyft-driver-tried-to-scam-customer-with-ai-generated-photo-of-damage-to-vehicle/
Thankfully, she noticed an AI-generated watermark.
Filed May 22, 2026 at 12:33 pm
You just had to know that this was going to happen. Someone decides they want to try and make a little bit of money, so they take a photo, put it into an AI image generator, and simulate damage to a vehicle. Thankfully, the teenager involved in this one figured out it was AI instantly, but I'm wondering how many others have fallen to a scam like this.