Scammers can use artificial intelligence to impersonate family or friends to try to convince you to send them money. Here are ways to protect yourself from voice cloning scams and stay ahead of AI ...
Voice cloning scams in 2024 did just that by cloning the voice of an individual and then calling friends and family members to ask for money to get them out of a jam, like a car accident or an arrest.
Phone numbers also can be spoofed to mimic those of callers known to the target of voice cloning scams. In 2023, senior citizens were conned out of roughly $3.4 billion in a range of financial ...
Older people who might not be as familiar with new technologies such as AI can be particularly susceptible to these types of scams, particularly when the caller on the other line sounds identical to a ...
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As part of the BBC's Scam Safe Week, I have been investigating the power of voice cloning. The consumer champion Martin Lewis is among the celebrities whose voice has been targeted by scammers.
AI voice-cloning is a significant threat as part of financial scams targeting older adults, as well as for misinformation in political campaigns, according to Siwei Lyu, professor of computer ...