Scammers Are Using More Sophisticated Technology Than Ever Before And This Is Making It Easier To Convince Their Victims.
Scammers are using technology to improve their processes to make scamming easier for them:
- Deepfakes: Scammers are using Deepfake videos or audio recordings to defraud their victims – these are videos/audio that have been manipulated to make it look or sound like someone is saying or doing something they never did. Scammers are using deepfakes to create realistic-looking videos of people they are targeting, such as government officials or celebrities. These videos can then be used to trick victims into giving up personal information or money.
- Real-time voice changes: There are now technologies available that allow scammers to change their voice in real time. This means that scammers can impersonate someone else on the phone, making it sound like they are calling from a legitimate company or organization.
- Spoofing: Spoofing is the practice of falsifying the caller ID information so that it appears to be from a legitimate source. This is a common tactic used by scammers to trick people into answering their phones or clicking on links in emails.
- Phishing: Phishing is a type of scam where the scammer sends an email or text message that appears to be from a legitimate source, such as a bank or credit card company. The email or text message will often contain a link that, when clicked, will take the victim to a fake website that looks like the real website. Once the victim enters their personal information on the fake website, the scammer can steal it.
- Malware: Malware is software that is designed to harm a computer system. Scammers can use malware to steal personal information, take control of a computer, or spread other types of malware.
These are just a few of the ways that scammers are using technology to improve their processes. As technology continues to advance, it is likely that scammers will find even more ways to exploit it to their advantage.
Scammers Using Deepfake Videos
Scammers are using deepfake videos:
- Impersonating celebrities or government officials: Scammers can create deepfake videos that make it look like a celebrity or government official is endorsing a product or service, or making a statement that they never made. These videos can then be used to trick people into scams, buying a product or service, or other types of fraud.
- Blackmailing people: Scammers can create deepfake videos that make it look like someone is doing something embarrassing or illegal. These videos can then be used to blackmail the person into giving the scammer money or doing something else that the scammer wants.
- Infiltrating organizations: Scammers can create deepfake videos that make it look like someone is a legitimate employee of a company or organization. These videos can then be used to gain access to sensitive information or systems.
- Spreading misinformation: Scammers can create deepfake videos that make it look like someone is saying or doing something that they never did. These videos can then be used to spread misinformation or propaganda.
The quality of deepfake videos has improved dramatically in recent years, making it increasingly difficult to tell them apart from real videos. This is a major concern, as it makes it easier for scammers to use deepfake videos to commit fraud and other crimes.
A Perfect Example of a Deepfake Video
Take a very close look at this video. Could you tell it was not real?
Inexpensive Voice Changers
Another technology that scammers are using a lot are voice changers. These inexpensive devices allow scammers to change their voice from a man to a woman’s voice flawlessly. These do not allow them to impersonate a specific person as can be done with deepfake voice impersonation, but they do allow male criminals to sound like women in an instant.
These are used frequently to scam men and to imitate fake family members. They can also be used to pretend to be another man, such as an attorney if needed.
A Perfect Example of Using Voice Changers
The above video is going to surprise you.
Just remember they are all criminals! Nothing was real. Not even the sound of their voices.
Here is a video from a Chinese scammer explaining to others how easy it is to change their voice from male to female or to another person. It was taken from a Telegram chat. It is a little difficult to understand so pay attention, watch carefully, and a couple of minutes in the narrator demonstrates how this man can instantly be a woman with a perfect voice.
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Other Cyber Resources
- Block Scam Domains: Quad9.net
- Global Cyber Alliance ACT Cybersecurity Tool Website: Actionable Cybersecurity Tools (ACT) (globalcyberalliance.org) https://act.globalcyberalliance.org/index.php/Actionable_Cybersecurity_Tools_(ACT)_-_Simplified_Cybersecurity_Protection
- Wizer Cybersecurity Training – Free Security Awareness Training, Phishing Simulation and Gamification (wizer-training.com)
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- FraudGPT – AI For The Bad Guys (scamsnow.com)
- The Dark Side of Generative AI (scamsnow.com)
- Google Updated Its Privacy Policy To Include AI (scamsnow.com)
- This Fraudster Is No Dummy (scamsnow.com)
- SCARS™ Commentary: DeepFakes & The Future Of Scamming [Video] (romancescamsnow.com) 2019
- SCARS™ Insight: DeepFake And The Frightening New World Online (romancescamsnow.com) 2019
- Deepfake – a SCARS™ Guide (romancescamsnow.com) 2019
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