Top 5 AI scams you need to know about—protect yourself now

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00:00Top 5 AI Scams You Need to Know About

00:02Protect Yourself Now

00:04Online scams are certainly not a new phenomena, but unfortunately, they are on the rise.

00:10The Pew Research Center reports that 73% of adults in the US have been victims of an attack as of July 2025.

00:18AI scams, however, are new, and now 76% of the population is concerned about them, according to a February 2025 Statista study.

00:271. Voice-cloned grandparent emergency scams

00:31Scammers are increasingly using AI to clone individuals' voices.

00:36They may use audio recordings from a grandchild obtained through social media and create a voice sample of them.

00:42Prevention tip, always verify before sending money if a family member calls claiming an emergency.

00:482. Spear phishing of executives and officials

00:52Spear phishing is when scammers send targeted emails to an individual using tailored information.

00:57Cisco outlines a convincing example of how this scam can operate.

01:02A scammer does research on a company and identifies a high-ranking CEO and a low-level employee.

01:07They duplicate the email signature of the CEO and spoof their address.

01:12They then send a request to the employee to go to the store, get $500 in gift cards, and send the codes.

01:18Prevention tip, be sure to check the full email address of any person sending you a link or a strange request.

01:243. AI-enhanced social engineering and phishing

01:28Scammers using AI can scrape social media for personal data and connections.

01:33For example, an automated AI bot finds a list of mid-level employees working at a finance company on LinkedIn.

01:40Prevention tip, NPR recommends setting profiles to private, as AI is not able to access this data.

01:454. Fake customer support numbers on Google's AI overview

01:50Google's AI overview at the top of the search page gives quick summaries of the most useful search results.

01:57Prevention tip, never call a phone number that's published in the AI overview.

02:015. Deepfake videos, images, and voice fraud

02:04Deepfakes have already caused $200 million in financial losses in 2025 alone.

02:09Many people are persuaded to buy cryptocurrency after videos of prominent personalities promoting it.

02:16Prevention tip, the MIT Media Lab gives specific advice on identifying deepfake videos.

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