Imagine getting scammed by your own son

Imagine getting scammed by your own son

Imagine getting scammed by your own son

Or what AI, using voice and video cloning, convinces you is your own son – lying in a hospital bed and in desperate need of funds. This actually happened to a Cape Town couple. Thalia Pillay of Orca Fraud traces the frightening outlines of this new frontier of AI scams.

You can also listen to this podcast on iono.fm here.

Imagine getting a video call from a husband or son in a hospital bed pleading for money to pay the hospital bill. They look panicked and if you don’t help them pay the bill they will be sent to jail.

Read the full article on Moneyweb

About Ciaran Ryan 1484 Articles
The Writer's Room is a curated by Ciaran Ryan, who has written on South African affairs for Sunday Times, Mail & Guardian, Financial Mail, Finweek, Noseweek, The Daily Telegraph, Forbes, USA Today, Acts Online and Lewrockwell.com, among others. In between he manages a gold mining operation in Ghana, and previously worked in Congo. Most of his time is spent in the lovely city of Joburg.