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as AI becomes more accessible and
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cheaper its use by scammers has
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increased while we shouldn't live in
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fear we must recognize that AI makes
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scams more sophisticated and sadly more
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effective to avoid being the target of
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AI scammers here are a few tips as well
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as a few things to look out for number
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one if it seems too good to be true it's
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likely a scam this is especially true if
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you're asked to pay deposits quickly to
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secure your opportunity or pay in
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unusual ways such just cryptocurrencies
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tip number two establishing a safe word
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or a phrase to combat voice cloning it's
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very easy even with a small sample of
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someone's voice to create a very
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realistic copy this lets scammers
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pretend to be loved ones business
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partners and more these scams are
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increasingly common and people may want
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to consider establishing safe words or
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phrases with their family to be used to
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verify that a caller is who they say
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they are number three determining if it
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is a deep fake video video it is now
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cheap and easy to create a video where
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an individual looks as if they're saying
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or doing something that they're not
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always look out for lip syncing errors
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unusual facial expressions or strange
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backgrounds the subjects may stay
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unusually still appearing rigid and
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monotone number four a new generation of
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fishing emails as convincing as the
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email might sound something coming
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unexpected and requesting that you give
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information is caused for concern if you
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are not expecting it check five spotting
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the new age signals and taking the time
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to verify your information scammers are
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upping their game with AI people should
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be cautious of anything unexpected
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taking your time to verify information
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prevents scams and scammers will always
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try to put you off doing that and lastly
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the red flags to look out for always be
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cautious if someone contacts you
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unexpectedly for emails while spelling
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mistakes and poor punctuation in fishing
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emails May be a thing of the past also
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be aware of Highly formal language which
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could come from generative AI be
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cautious if someone requests you to pay
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in things like cryptocurrencies or gift
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cards scared of being scammed let us
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know your thoughts in the comments below
