By Stephen Burgen
Publication Date: 2026-01-06 12:50:00
A foundation representing Princess Leonor, the 20-year-old heir to the Spanish throne, has warned that fraudsters are using AI-generated videos of the princess posted on fake profile pages to defraud social media users of money.
In the posts on TikTok, “Leonor” promises users payments of several thousand dollars in return for an upfront “fee” of a few hundred dollars. Once this “fee” is paid, the scammer usually asks for more and more before disappearing.
An investigation by the newspaper El País in 2024 revealed that all of the phone numbers used in the scam were from the Dominican Republic. Some of the videos have been viewed over a million times, the newspaper reported.
In a warning about the scam, the website of the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which represents Leonor, said: “The Foundation does not have any programs that offer financial….”
