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The Star
|January 26, 2026
A BAND of crooks have been passing themselves off as Belgian royalty over the past year to get money out of foreign dignitaries and business leaders, Belgian investigators said on Saturday.
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The gang has used emails, phone calls and fake videos generated by artificial intelligence to set their traps, federal prosecutors said.
The as-yet unidentified gang has been operating since early 2025, using phone calls and WhatsApp messaging to pass themselves off as King Philippe or key members of his staff in their attempts to talk people out of their money.
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