How to Prevent Scams
If someone you know calls in distress and you suspect its a scam, what should you do to verify its them?
What is ask personal questions?
Your relative calls crying, says she's been in an accident in another country and need money wired now. What should you do?
Hang up and call her back on a number you already know, or ask personal questions to verify her identity.
Scam accounts on Facebook may offer to sell these, which dont exist. Typically having AI generated images and videos.
What are fake products?
Scammers sometimes get audio from this unexpected type of call
What is a "wrong number" call?
Before sending money after a call or video request, confirm through what?
What is a secondary channel?
You get a text with a QR code saying "scan to verify your account", what should you do?
Do not scan the qr code and go to the company's real website or contact them through a trusted channel.
How is voice cloning used in scamming?
Scammers find videos and voice recordings of your loved ones here.
What is social media?
If you suspect somebody of being a deepfake or is acting supicious on a video call what should you do?
what is ask them to do an unexpected movement such as turning the camera upside down?
Your boss calls and asks you to send a payment today what should you do?
Verify through a second channel and get dual approval
What is a Romance Scam
Scammer makes a fake "perfect match profile" on social media or dating sites, once your invested they ask for money.
Scammers need only this much audio to clone someone's voice?
What is a few seconds?
How do you identify an AI voice scam.
Extreme urgency in the voice, flat tone, unnatural pauses, lack of emotion, odd background noises, not being able to answer personal questions.
You are on call with your manager and they ask for private company information, what should you do?
Ask them to do something unexpected like rotating the camera and make sure to verify what they need it for.
How do Finfluencers scam people?
They push crypto based on their own investments using AI to boost their credibility using fake images and videos.
Name two things a scammer can use to make a deepfake of you.
Audio from a social media post or call. Images and videos on social media.