Social media posts across platforms are claiming to name and show a smiling portrait of the woman who died when a man set her on fire on the New York subway in December 2024. But the supposed image of "Amelia Carter" appears to be an AI-generated hoax behind which a cryptocurrency is being sold;

Little was shared about the burned victim, although multiple reports referred to her as a homeless woman, until Tuesday, when police officials and Mayor Eric Adams confirmed the victim was 57-year-old Kawam, a resident of Toms River township in New Jersey, the Associated Press reported.

Who is Amelia Carter? After a woman was set on fire while sleeping on a New York City subway train, a social media post identified her as Carter.