A Rock Band Went Viral. Then AI Scammers Moved In

Once a fan joins a fake group—or the band’s real one—scammers swarm them with messages from accounts purporting to be McInnis or Daddy Jack. The scammers then take them to another more secure messaging platform—whether it be Zangi, Telegram, or Signal—and in a few days, start sending romantic AI-generated voice messages, photos, or videos, sometimes of McInnis getting into the shower. “I’ve seen them, and I’m like, ‘Yeah, that looks like me. It looks like my body,’” McInnis says.