Consumer Alert: Beware of New Voice Cloning Technology Scams

Image caption:  Attorney General Ashley Moody today issued a Consumer Alert to make Floridians aware of an innovative phone scam using new technology. Article by Space Coast Daily.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Attorney General Ashley Moody today issued a Consumer Alert to make Floridians aware of an innovative phone scam using new technology. Voice cloning technology enables users to make near-perfect reproductions of real people’s voices.

There are several promising uses for this technology. However, according to the Federal Trade Commission, the technology can also be used by scammers to extort money, and the Wall Street Journal reported the technology was used last year to steal more than $200,000 from a U.K.-based energy firm. “Imagine receiving a call. The voice on the other end of the phone is familiar and is begging for help. Sadly, today, you may not always be able to trust what you hear,” said Attorney General Ashley Moody. […]

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