AI scams are getting more sophisticated, Garland police warn

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Garland police are warning that scammers are using artificial intelligence to create more convincing emails, images, videos and even voices to trick victims into handing over personal information or money. "Scammers can utilize AI to generate photos, to generate videos, to generate graphics, or to generate even a voice you know, like a text-to-talk," Pesta said. Pesta said AI chatbots are also helping scammers become more sophisticated in how they impersonate people and carry on conversations.

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• "They want you to click on these links specifically in the emails and then once you do, you're entering in your account username, your password and now they have access to your account." Pesta is now...
• While the technology is changing, Pesta said many of the warning signs remain the same.
• He said many scams are run by organized criminal enterprises, which can make prosecution difficult, particularly when those responsible are in another country.
• If they start putting a bunch of urgency and pressure on you to act now that should be an immediate red flag." This story was originally...

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"There are options where you can pick a female voice, a male voice, you can pick different dialects and inflection in the person's voice so they can sound super happy and bubbly and outgoing, or they can seem very aggressive and demanding," Pesta said. Pesta said the FBI reported nearly $21 billion in fraud losses in the U.S.