Scam Radar
Deepfake fraud went mainstream in 2024-2025: cloned CFO voices authorizing wire transfers, fake video calls with stolen executive likenesses, AI-generated KYC selfies. This page tracks confirmed cases and the detection signatures Mythos uses.
Malwarebytes research shows that 70% of 18-22 year-olds have faced an AI-driven scam in the past year, well above the general population. AI now powers convincing extortion, impersonation, sextortion...
NCSC Switzerland's four-part summer series highlighted how today's AI models can produce highly convincing fake images, and how scammers are already weaponising them for fraud, impersonation, and...
Scammers are impersonating OnlyFans creators using AI-generated deepfake videos and cloned voices to catfish fans on TikTok, Snapchat and similar platforms. They lure victims into private chats,...
FBI Impersonation Scam Targets Previous Fraud Victims The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) warns of an ongoing scheme in which scammers impersonate FBI personnel to re-victimize people who...
NCSC Switzerland warns about a surge in scams that weaponise AI-generated images and videos, particularly deepfakes of public figures used to promote fraudulent investment schemes . With modern...
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Scammers now use AI-generated images to fabricate emotional stories and trick people into sending money or sharing personal data. From fake lost-pet posts to fundraising appeals showing non-existent...
Following the Arup HK$200M (~USD 25.6M) case, real-time deepfake video-call fraud has spread: finance staff are invited to a Teams/Zoom call where the 'CFO' and 'colleagues' are AI-generated,...
In 2025 the FBI IC3 received more than 22,000 complaints citing AI involvement, with losses exceeding USD 893 million. Criminals use generative AI to: clone a relative's or executive's voice from...
The FBI's 2025 Internet Crime Report reveals $893 million in AI-related scam losses across 22,364 complaints, with voice cloning, deepfake videos, and AI-generated scripts supercharging classic fraud...
Hackers are exploiting Meta's new AI customer-support chatbot to hijack Instagram accounts, including high-profile handles like the Obama White House and a US Space Force chief. The trick: an...
Scammer harvests 30-90s of family voice from Instagram Reels/TikTok, uses ElevenLabs/Sesame to clone. Calls victim ('grandson voice') claiming kidnap or arrest, demands crypto/wire. Chainalysis 2025:...
Scam firms display AFSL number stolen from a legitimate Sydney/Melbourne broker. Targets Australian retirees via Facebook ads, often deepfake AU celebrities (Forrest, Rinehart). 2024: ASIC removed...
AI deepfake of Elon Musk/Donald Trump/Jeff Bezos/Andrew Tate runs on hijacked YouTube channels (often verified, stolen). 'Send 1 BTC, get 2 back during this Tesla event.' April 2024 (solar eclipse):...
Phishing clones mimic eToro/Plus500/IG Markets/Saxo. Victim invests via clone, sees fake gains, can't withdraw. Advertised via Facebook/Instagram with deepfake celebrities (Branson, Musk, local TV...
Europol IOCTA 2026 highlights how AI, encryption and proxies have industrialised cross-border EU fraud. Fraud-as-a-Service kits enable mass-scale BEC, romance scams and investment fraud with...
Finance employee receives Teams/Zoom call where the CEO's voice and (increasingly) video are AI-generated using ElevenLabs / HeyGen / public earnings call footage. Voice instructs urgent wire to 'M&A...
Senior in Ontario/Quebec/BC receives call from 'grandson in custody' (sometimes a Telegram-recruited Canadian courier on payroll, sometimes AI voice clone), with a 'duty counsel lawyer' explaining...
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