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Don't fall for this - how to protect yourself from AI scams
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Be careful where you buy from, shoppers are being warned as criminals use AI to supercharge scams.
Key facts
- Fraud and scams can be reported to Report Fraud, external or by calling on 0300 1232040, or you can call the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline on 0808 223 1133 for advice
- Doing your research
- such as checking whether a shop's address is real, using the Financial Conduct Authority's Firm Checker, external, to ensure a company is authorised to give financial advice
- Be careful where you buy from, shoppers are being warned as criminals use AI to supercharge scams
- Some fraudsters have made websites for fake retailers that claim to be family-owned firms selling quality UK-made products
Summary
Some fraudsters have made websites for fake retailers that claim to be family-owned firms selling quality UK-made products. If you order you're likely to find a product either never arrives, or is a cheap, mass-produced item from a country such as China, trading standards officers say. AI-generated images like this, as well as voice cloning and deepfake videos are increasingly being used to trick people out of their money, according to National Trading Standards. For the first time, it has drawn up an AI scam watchlist, external highlighting some of the tools and techniques criminals are using.