A woman who posts on TikTok as Annie (@anniebodythere_) said in a video that she met a man while shopping in New York and later sent him two photos of herself. She said those photos then showed up in AI-generated pictures of a shared life she said she never agreed to.
The video has drawn 340,500 views, 43,400 likes, and more than 2,400 comments. In the caption, Annie wrote, “Safe to say that even pictures aren’t safe to send and yes I blocked him.”
Annie said the meeting happened a couple of months ago while she was in New York shopping with her siblings. She said she entered a store later than they did because she was getting footage for content she was trying to create.
Annie said a Ghanaian visitor asked for her number in a New York store
She said she ran into a man she described as a light-skinned Ghanaian who was pretty tall, of pretty good stature, and a really attractive guy. Annie told viewers she was a little shy and trying to go inside when he stopped and asked her name and where she was from.
She gave her name as Annie and said she was from Maryland, shopping with her siblings for clothes for her younger brother, who was trying to tap into his grown style more. According to Annie, the man told her she was “very gorgeous” and asked for her number if she was single, noting he did not see a ring on her finger.
He told her he was visiting from Ghana on a visa, that he comes to America quite a bit, and that he stays with friends, she added. Annie said they chatted, made a couple of jokes, and he was flirting heavily. She noted that he later saw her siblings, helped her brother in the men’s section, and offered to meet them again to show cool clothing spots in Brooklyn.
As they were about to leave, she said, the man told her he wanted to get to know her, would be in the area for another month, and did not mind traveling to Maryland. He then offered a bracelet as a token of affection or a promise in his culture, Annie explained.
She said she is African and gets wary about things like that because she knows “the powers of witchcraft and juju,” even though she added that God and the Holy Spirit are greater. She took the bracelet but did not wear it, she stated.
He texted later that night to see if she made it home, as she was driving back to Baltimore, Annie said. The next morning at 8 a.m., she recalled, he called and said he just wanted to hear her voice, adding that he loved her morning voice. She told him it was early, she had things to complete, and they could text. Such intense early contact can feel unsettling, as in a separate case where a woman went on one date, and the man followed her home.
The next day, he sent a song and a long message, she said. The text shown in the video read: “Good morning, my beautiful Annie I hope you slept well and woke up refreshed, you are one of the first things on my mind when I wake up. May your day be filled with happiness, success, and lots of reasons to smile. Take care of yourself, and remember that Bismark is thinking about you and wishing you the very best today. Have a wonderful day, my love.”
Annie said she told him she likes to take her time, likes to be friends first, and does not like love bombing or super affectionate terms because he did not know her. She said he would reply that he understood and would take it at her pace, then dial it back for about 10 minutes before returning to the same tone.
The final straw, she explained, came when he told her he had stayed up late working on projects and would send them, adding, “don’t be alarmed.” He then sent AI-generated pictures of their whole life together, Annie said. After seeing her face used in those scenes, she said, “What are you doing?”
She had two pictures of her because they had exchanged photos and she did not want to give him her social media, so she sent two pictures she thought were harmless, she added. The video showed AI images of the couple driving, a proposal in Times Square, a romantic dinner, a traditional Ghanaian wedding, a church wedding, the woman pregnant, the couple with two young children, and the couple in a hospital hallway with Annie dressed as a doctor.
This was somebody she had met not even a week ago, she stated. Annie said even a phone number or two photos can be risky. She wrote that nothing is safe in this generation. Digital boundary violations can take many forms, such as when a woman tells her date she isn’t ready to sleep with him, and he sends a shocking ultimatum.
Viewers focused on the speed of the messages and the AI images. One commenter said the man may have wanted a visa and wrote, “He probably wants a visa so baddddd, block and run to the police.” Another asked, “So Annie are you ok?” One person pointed to his warning and wrote, “Don’t be alarmed so he knew it was alarming.”
A commenter who identified as Ghanaian wrote, “As a Ghanaian, I’m not too surprised about the baby and marriage talk on Day 2 but the AI pictures are a new one.” Others said, “Omg I would’ve called the cops!!” and “Lots of people walking around undiagnosed.”
Published: Sep 9, 2026 06:45 am