New & AI-Powered Scams
Voice clones, deepfakes, and the newest tricks we're seeing.
AI Romance-Bot (Pig-Butchering at Scale)
Scammers use AI chatbots and generated photos/video to run many romance-investment (pig-butchering) cons at once, sounding human while steering victims toward fake crypto platforms.
Read the guide →AI-Chatbot 'Customer Support' Impersonation
A convincing AI chatbot posing as a company's 'support' assistant walks you through steps that hand over your login, card, or codes.
Read the guide →Brushing / Unordered-Package & Review Hijack
You receive packages you didn't order (a 'brushing' scam) — a sign a seller is using your info to post fake reviews, and possibly that your data is exposed.
Read the guide →Deepfake 'Proof of Life' in Virtual Kidnapping
Scammers add AI-faked 'proof of life' — a cloned voice or manipulated photo/video of your loved one — to a virtual-kidnapping ransom demand to make the fake abduction convincing.
Read the guide →Deepfake Executive / Celebrity Investment Video
AI-generated 'videos' of trusted CEOs, celebrities, or officials promote a fake investment or giveaway, lending stolen credibility to a crypto or platform scam.
Read the guide →Fake AI-Tool / 'ChatGPT Pro' Phishing & Malware
Riding the AI hype, scammers push fake 'premium AI' apps, browser extensions, or 'ChatGPT Pro' sites that steal logins/payment or install malware.
Read the guide →Synthetic-Identity New-Account Fraud
Criminals combine real and fake information — often a real SSN (sometimes a child's) with a made-up name — to create a 'synthetic' identity and open accounts, leaving victims and lenders on the hook.
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