Phone scams are nothing new, but thanks to artificial intelligence, they are getting more sophisticated and believable.
Jennifer Destefano will never forget the frantic call supposedly from her 15-year-old daughter, Brianna.
"A voice is like a fingerprint. So that's that unique fingerprint that's being exploited and weaponized," Destefano said."It has to stop." "Younger people experience fraud and fraud losses more often than older people," said Kathy Stokes, AARP director of fraud prevention."But, it's that older adult who has so much to lose."
"Hey, this is Carter. I need your credit card number right now," the recreated voice said — something Evans himself never said."Hey, I'm about to do an interview, but I have a quick question: I need you to text me your driver's license number as soon as you can," Evans' AI-generated voice said over the phone.
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