Across
- 2. Pseudonym for the 13-year-old victim in Orange City
- 3. The alias used by the Israeli con artist Shimon Hayut
- 6. The modern ritual that replaced the "meet-cute"
- 8. Victim A was known as the regional office’s human _____
- 11. Psychological phenomenon where scammers reflect a victim's behavior
- 12. The nationality of con artist Shimon Hayut
- 14. State where Victim B encountered the celebrity deepfake ad
- 15. Type of messaging apps used to hide the romance scam
- 16. Type of verification required after the Singapore heist
- 17. What the offenders wanted from Victim E along with her money
- 19. The West African country where "Frank Borg" was traced
- 26. One of the apps used to contact the teen victim
- 28. A 2026 historical marker: A stolen likeness is a _____ life
- 29. The "Big Sky Country" setting for the celebrity scam
- 30. The name of the fake trading firm "Goose Investments"
- 33. Name given to the 66-year-old victim in Montana
- 34. The manual protocol Victim A bypassed due to visual proof
- 36. What parents believe a child’s bedroom to be
- 38. Name used by the Swedish investment advisor persona
- 40. The internal principle used for large disbursements
- 41. Spirits: What Offender B convinced Rita they were
- 42. The "_____ Gap" where AI outpaces human intuition
- 46. The fake AI-driven crypto trading platform in Southern California
- 47. Surname of the Detective in the West Virginia case
- 48. Real-time generative media used to impersonate executives
- 50. County where the Sheriff's department processed evidence
- 51. The country where the user experience designer worked
- 52. The psychological tactic used by Offender B
- 57. The job "K.C." claimed to have for a lingerie brand
- 58. The veil provided by high-speed internet to predators
- 60. Professional role of Victim V in London
- 62. The shared experience Offender B used to bond with Rita
- 63. The fake business deal in Southeast Asian market
- 65. The cryptocurrency used by Rita to make payments
- 70. The fake "opportunity-sensitive" deal in Southeast Asia
- 71. The shift in tactics from seduction to this near the end of the scam
- 72. Meaning of the word Renaissance
- 74. The $1.5 million fund drained from Victim E
- 76. Service used to blend cryptocurrency funds
- 77. Destination of the spontaneous private jet flight
- 78. The type of spoofing that renders perfect human likenesses in real-time
- 80. Specific rhythm of speech mimicked by AI
- 82. The landmark victory for digital _____ in late 2025
- 83. The state of Victim J after her divorce
- 86. Characteristic used to describe Victim A’s approach to finance
- 88. Sequence used to move the $500,000 through multiple accounts
- 90. The industry the "scion" supposedly dominated
- 91. A type of token disconnected from the internet
- 92. The 2026 adage: Seeing is no longer _____
- 93. How Rita described the daily messages from the "celebrity"
- 94. Tennessee Governor who signed the deepfake legislation
- 95. The week-long phase used by Offender A to build trust
Down
- 1. The psychological "perfect storm" criminals exploit
- 2. The type of scheme Hayut refined for social media
- 4. The month in 2025 when the Singaporean trap was sprung
- 5. The digital landscape became a _____ ground for predators
- 6. The decentralized network model Offender A operated within
- 7. The age of the victim in the Florida grooming case
- 9. Type of accounts in Eastern Europe used to receive stolen funds
- 10. Nationality of the graduate student Victim V
- 13. The specific vocal pattern captured in the deepfake audio
- 14. The market that intrigued Victim B in 2024
- 18. First name of the Detective leading the digital lab
- 20. The Illinois town where retired executive Victim E lived
- 21. New standards introduced in 2025 for AI-generated content
- 22. Cryptographic method for labeling AI media
- 23. Acronym for the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore
- 24. The crime that led to the death of Victim I
- 25. (No - clue: Staring into this is a hobby in Russian Literature)
- 27. The process of marking AI-generated media
- 31. State where Victim U filed a federal lawsuit
- 32. West Virginia Delegate who introduced new legislation
- 35. The actual location of the Director during the deepfake call
- 37. Manual transfer method requested by the "Regional Director"
- 38. Country where Hayut was previously convicted in 2015
- 39. Economic factor that made Victim B look for new investments
- 43. The second word of the fake trading platform
- 44. To _____ the human condition in the Drama genre
- 45. The type of specific penalty created for sextortion
- 49. Cryptographic standards for digital content
- 53. How the financial requests were framed to Rita
- 54. The $500,000 heist in Singapore was described as this type of crime
- 55. Program: Safety While Accessing Technology
- 56. (No - clue: The state of AI industrialization by 2025)
- 59. Acronym for Generative Adversarial Networks used to render deepfakes
- 61. The personal state Victim E sought to bridge via Match.com
- 64. The urgent need for digital _____ and mental health support
- 65. Surname of the digital front used for the romance scam
- 66. Location of the FBI field office that adopted the case
- 67. The false emotional tie created through shared trauma
- 68. HB 4842 allows victims to pursue civil _____
- 69. The first name of the "King of Diamonds" persona
- 73. Decentralized tools used to tumble cryptocurrency
- 75. Hayut built this type of "theater" around his targets
- 79. The global financial nexus where the 2025 AI heist occurred
- 81. How the crypto endorsement felt to the hopeful Victim B
- 84. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center
- 85. Social media platform where Presley was contacted
- 87. The Florida city where the predator contacted Presley
- 89. The first word of the fake trading platform