{"id":71715,"date":"2024-07-01T19:27:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T19:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1940908122abd659c6b043434498441a"},"modified":"2024-07-01T19:27:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T19:27:09","slug":"10-voice-scams-to-watch-out-for-and-your-quick-action-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/10-voice-scams-to-watch-out-for-and-your-quick-action-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"10 voice scams to watch out for \u2013 and your quick action plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
You\u2019ve heard the stories \u2026 A CEO was conned out<\/span> of $233,000 when someone copied the voice of his parent company\u2019s boss. A 75-year-old woman nearly lost $27,500, thinking her grandson was in trouble.<\/p>\n With as little as $4, anyone can copy a voice with super-cheap, super-powerful AI software<\/span>. I\u2019ve got the inside scoop on tricks these scammers use so you don\u2019t fall for it.<\/p>\n I\u2019m giving away $1,000 gift card to your favorite airline. <\/strong><\/i>Try my free tech newsletter to enter!<\/strong><\/i><\/span> <\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n YOUR CAR IS A TARGET \u2014 DON\u2019T GET HACKED OR DUPED<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 10 popular tactics<\/strong><\/p>\n In the age of TikTok<\/span>, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, LinkedIn and YouTube, where we broadcast our lives (and voices) to the world, scammers are having a field day.<\/p>\n They\u2019re extracting voice samples, feeding them into their AI machines and producing chillingly accurate voice clones. With that, the stage is set for a scam that\u2019s as emotionally brutal as it is ingenious.<\/p>\n Pro tip: <\/strong>Unless you\u2019re trying to make it as an influencer or you\u2019re a public figure of some kind, set your social media profiles to private. You\u2019re just giving too much away with a public account.<\/p>\n