2026-09-20T23:22:28.549Z
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SOURCE-LINKED INTELLIGENCE
Fake AI-Generated Law Firms Sent Fake DMCA Notices to Increase SEO
In March 2024, fake law firms using AI-generated identities sent fraudulent DMCA takedown notices to website owners, demanding backlinks for SEO gains. These AI-generated law firms, like "Commonwealth Legal," used GAN models for realistic attorney images and fabricated bios. The scam involved fake legal threats to coerce site owners into adding backlinks, exploiting AI technology for deceptive practices.
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- incident-report
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- reported
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- Global
Reported occurrence date: 2024-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
Evidence & attribution
- AI Incident Database
- AI Incident Database · 2024-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
First collected: 2026-09-19T22:50:59.123Z. This is not the publication date.
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