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AI & Deepfake Scams
Scammers use AI to clone voices and create fake videos
🔍 How It Works
Scammers now use artificial intelligence to clone the voices of your family members from social media videos. They can call you sounding exactly like your grandchild, child, or spouse. They may also create fake videos of celebrities promoting scams.
📝 Real Examples
- •You receive a call that sounds exactly like your grandson, crying and asking for bail money.
- •A video shows a celebrity endorsing an investment — but the video is completely fake.
- •Someone video-calls you pretending to be a bank representative with a realistic but AI-generated face.
⚠️ Warning Signs
- •The voice sounds right but the situation is unusual
- •They can't answer personal questions correctly
- •Celebrity endorsements for investments
- •Video calls where the face looks slightly off
- •Any call demanding urgent money from family
🛡️ How to Protect Yourself
- •Create a family code word that only real family members know
- •Always hang up and call back on a known number
- •Be skeptical of celebrity investment endorsements
- •Limit personal videos and voice clips on social media
📋 What To Do If It Happens
- •Hang up and call the real person directly
- •Use your family code word to verify
- •Do not send money based on a voice alone
- •Report AI-based scams to the FBI
📞 Where to Report
- •FBI IC3: ic3.gov
- •FTC: reportfraud.ftc.gov
- •AARP Fraud Helpline: 1-877-908-3360