AI impersonation is getting creepy enough to fool a sale pitch

AI impersonation is getting creepy enough to fool a sale pitch

A customer was sure “Oprah was talking about it on Facebook,” and the ad “looked and sounded just like her.” Another person ordered a fake product after seeing Willie Nelson and Tome Selleck selling a supplement for men on Facebook — also AI fakes.

Gobble's Take: If the pitch sounds like a celebrity and the product looks too polished, treat it like a trap until proven otherwise.
Source: Latest Scams

The FBI says scammers are now using AI to make the con look official

The FBI says scammers are using AI to steal money by creating fake profiles, voice clones, and realistic videos, photos, and documents. It points people to fbi.gov/takeabeat for protection tips and to report scams at ic3.gov.

Gobble's Take: A convincing face, voice, or document is no longer a comfort signal.
Source: Scammers are using AI to steal your hard-earned money

The scale here is bigger than a one-off scam call

UN reporting says scammers used sophisticated cyber-tools, artificial intelligence, and impersonation techniques to trap victims of their savings, with operations across Southeast Asia reaching global reach. The report says these networks also facilitate money laundering and develop and deploy malware.

Gobble's Take: This is not a lone bad actor problem; it is organized fraud with a business model.
Source: Deepfakes, voice cloning and weaponised AI: Global wake-up call to organised fraud

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