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☆ Crypto relationship scams pose 'catastrophic harm,' SEC official says. Here's how to avoid them
  + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
krisanapong detraphiphat | Moment | Getty ImagesInvestors are at a heightened risk of cryptocurrency scams tied to fake relationships established over social media, dating apps and networking sites, federal officials warn. Last month, the SEC brought its first-ever enforcement actions tied to crypto relationship frauds. Crypto scam losses 'can be huge'Crypto, examples of which includes bitcoin and ethereum, is a digital currency. watch nowThere are "many variations" of crypto investment fraud, but the most prominent last year was the relationship scam, the FBI said. Jules, a victim of a crypto relationship scam, detailed her experience with the crime on a new FINRA podcast.
Persons: krisanapong, Fraudsters, Grewal, CoinW6, Kim Casci, Palangio, Micah Hauptman, Hauptman, Jules, —, Crispin La Valiente Organizations: Finance, FBI, Securities, Exchange Commission's, SEC, LinkedIn, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Consumers, Support, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Consumer Federation of America Locations: Seattle
☆ AI Voice Generators Are Fueling a Terrifying New Phone Scam
  + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Eve Upton-Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +12 min
As soon as he heard his dad's voice, Eddie, a 19-year-old TikToker, knew something was up. But with AI, the voice on the other end of the phone can now sound eerily like the real deal. Plus, more people are making their real voice available to scammers: McAfee said 53% of adults shared their voice data online weekly. McAfee also found that over one-third of victims lost more than $1,000 in AI scams, with 7% losing more than $5,000. Then, the scammer can just type out whatever they want, and the AI voice will speak what is typed in real time.
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