AI-generated videos of celebrities or financial experts promoting cryptocurrency or investment schemes.
Protection: Never invest based on social media videos. Research independently.
Scammers use AI to impersonate celebrities, friends, family members, or authority figures asking for money or information.
Protection: Always verify through a different communication channel.
AI chatbots pretending to be customer service representatives to steal login credentials or payment information.
Protection: Only use official customer service channels from company websites.
Voice cloning technology used to impersonate loved ones in distress or authority figures demanding payment.
Protection: Hang up and call back using a known number. Ask questions only the real person would know.
Always verify through a second source before taking action on suspicious content
Never send money based on a video, voice message, or social media post alone
Don't share personal information with unverified sources, even if they seem legitimate
When in doubt, ask someone you trust to review the content with you
Report suspicious content to the platform where you found it