The FBI warns that scammers are using AI voices to impersonate US officials
The FBI warns about AI voice fraud that impersonates US officials and leverages new voice cloning tools within the $5.4 billion tech market.
Straight Arrow News
- Two Georgia residents have recently been scamned from thousands of dollars after receiving a call.
- One scam included a caller pretending to be a secondary payment requesting sheriff’s deputy via cryptocurrency to avoid arrest.
- Another scam involved a caller pretending to be a bank employee, which ultimately led to fraudulent debit card transactions.
The simple act of answering a call has recently sought two Georgia residents to scam, costing thousands.
One scam is common and is well known for convincing callers who want an arrest warrant. The only way to avoid prison is to pay with a gift card, but the more common way to become more common is to pay with cryptocurrency.
The Oconey County Sheriff’s Office warned people on April 28 that they “we see fraud calls impersonating law enforcement in our area.”
The Sheriff’s Office reported “Congratulations” when they said they had to pay with a gift card, cryptocurrency or Greend card.
Law enforcement agencies do not operate this way, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
“If you have a warrant, we’ll save you from trouble, wear uniforms near your house, have badges, handcuffs, and arrest you in the old fashioned way,” the Facebook post explained.
In a recent case, a 50-year-old man reported on April 17 that he received a call to Athens Clark Police from someone claiming to be deputy for the Clark County Sheriff, and had to pay $2,000 for the warrant to avoid arrest.
The man received a quick response barcode scanned on his mobile phone. He was then led to a Bitcoin kiosk where he deposited $2,000.
Another lawsuit differed in that a 62-year-old Athens man reported that he received a call on April 10 from a man who identifies him as an official at his bank. The man reported that he had been calling for more than two hours and more than two hours, according to a report released on April 29th.
He then reported that he discovered $12,000 had been removed from his account, but the bank replaced the money. Then, four days later, he was debited for $7,550, and he has not yet been refunded.
The man told officers he was working with the bank to prevent further transactions.
