The way that technology can used to control individuals is unsettling. A grievous event that underscores the drawbacks of scams facilitated by new technology saw 59-year-old Prabhjyot (name withheld for privacy) lose an incredible Rs 1.4 lakh to an AI-generated speech fraud. The caller, who sounded a lot like her Canadian nephew, made up a terrifying story about how desperate she was for money right now.
The fraud started late at night, according to The TOI, when Prabhjyot got a call that at first seemed to be from her nephew in Canada. The caller impersonated her nephew, speaking perfect Punjabi and expressing concern because of what sounded like an accident and imminent legal consequences. He talked Punjabi just as we do at home, down to the last detail. He sounded just like my nephew. Late at night, he contacted me and claimed he going to put in jail because of an accident. Reeling from disbelief at the clever swindle, Prabhjyot narrated how he asked to send money and keep this discussion a secret.
Sadly, Prabhjyot had already made many money transfers to the account that the fraudulent caller had provided before she became aware of the call’s bogus character.
Concerned by the increasing number of AI voice frauds, cybersecurity specialists issued a warning, warning that people with family in Canada and Israel are increasingly becoming the targets of these scams. The complex mechanisms of these frauds were explained by Prasad Patibandla, Director of Operations of the Delhi-based Centre for Research on Cyber Intelligence and Digital Forensics (CRCIDF). “AI voice imitation technologies may accurately replicate a human speech by using publicly available data, such as recordings from social media platforms or even fraudulent sales calls.
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