The easy access that scammers have to sophisticated AI tools means everything from emails to video calls can’t be trusted.

Overall, Global Anti-Scam Alliance estimates a staggering $1.03 trillion was lost to scams worldwide in 2024 - and deepfakes are slowly becoming one of the tools of choice for criminals.

Almost all scam calls and texts share a handful of common characteristics, and once you know the combination it's hard to be fooled. These include: Huge pressure to act quickly.

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Scam calls are turning the world on its head. The Global Anti-Scam Alliance estimates that scammers stole a staggering $1.03 trillion globally in 2023, including losses from online fraud and scam ...

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AI deepfake fraud calls are dominating the scam landscape, and are costing British consumers millions of pounds. A new report from Hiya has detailed the rising risk and deepfake voice scams in the ...

For example, by using social media to gather information about the company—such as its structure, employees, projects, etc.—employees are more likely to believe the fraudulent email or call.

Layering calls and fake messages. Once they have victims on the phone, tech support fraudsters may send texts or other messages as part of their story, to try to convince you the scam is real. They ...

Wisconsin Public Service Corp. on April 30 warned customers to beware of a surge in scam phone calls trying to trick customers into paying money to avoid service disruptions.

AI’s Next Frontier: The New Voice of Scam Calls? by: Cameron Abbott, Rob Pulham, Dadar Ahmadi-Pirshahid of K&L Gates LLP - Cyber Law and Cybersecurity Alert. Wednesday, July 10, 2024.

Deepfake calls are claiming thousands of victims, report finds Up to 10% of spam calls are fraudulent The top scam for British victims was fake HMRC calls AI deepfake fraud calls are dominating ...