[https://friendica.world/photos/fediversechick/image/497847561167c62d697308f640584916 ](Friendica Picture)
Comparing the two images, you can see the big PF sign in the background + the red circular roof, same ceiling and general layout. This is the same building as is shown in the Friendica pictures.
This looks like some form a harassment campaign, and it's definitely not AI. My two cents is that the pictures on friendica are screenshots from a video call, a call which given Nicole appears to work in retail, is probably not being taken on the next gen camera, and may have been on data - hence the low quality.
That all said, it's good evidence that this woman is a real person, and that the name age etc are likely fairly accurate?
I don't have explanations for the PC video call images like at all. Although one thought I did have, is that this is a pig butchering victim, and they are now using her likeness to target others? Or as blackmail?
I found the attached image after a quick search.
