Some artificial intelligence models are already used to scam over the phone.
Technology usually represents an aid for the daily activities of the human being, either in the work environment or in the more personal field. However, we can never let our guard down and it is because of news like the one we will show you below that you have to know how to recognize an online scam. Thanks to the information published by The Washington Post, we have known as a old couple almost was scammed through a phone call nothing conventional.
Calls without people on the other end: when artificial intelligence has no moral
There are many ways to scam people and one of the most popular, even before the current expansion of technology, is known as vishing. Use voice calls to get personal and bank details is a common practice among certain criminals and now you have added the AI factor. The North American media that we mentioned earlier echoes a next-generation scam attempt. The protagonists are Ruth and Greg Cardinhabitants of the Canadian city of Regina, who received the supposed call from his grandson Brandon, explaining that he was in prison, without a wallet or phone, and that needed cash for the bail.
Scammers are using artificial intelligence to sound more like family members in distress. People are falling for it and losing thousands of dollars. https://t.co/MLGSAS7rV5
—The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 5, 2023
Obviously, the marriage he did not hesitate for a second to help his grandson and they went to a couple of banks to get the money. In it first achieved the maximum available daily, which was around 2,000 euro. However, in the secondhe director from the office called their dispatch and explained to them that they had Similar cases recently, with what was surely a scam attempt. Ruth explains his behavior and assures the American media that:
It was definitely the feeling of…fear. That we had to help him immediately.
Luckily, this elderly couple didn’t have to see their money disappear suddenly, but it seems that technique is paying off and today it is more fashionable than ever due to the modern artificial intelligence voice models. Listening to only a few seconds of voice, they are able to reproduce it in a surprising way. And nowadays, with the success of social networks, it is not difficult to be able to get the voice of a person, who is used to uploading content to them. In fact, companies like ElevenLabs offer this type of voice services from 5 dollars a month. An unethical way to use the benefits of AI?