How to Defend Yourself from AI Voice Scams?

You learned since childhood that “prevention is better than cure” so let us talk about how to prevent and defend from AI voice Cloning-

1. Avoid Unknown Numbers

A scam will always be initiated from a temporary unknown number. So before a scammer can use emotions to your weakness you can easily prevent such scams by avoiding unknown numbers.

2. Never sharing audio clips on social media

This is a common threat to all of us. We use social media and share things without even realizing how these things can be used against us. Always avoid sharing audio clips on social media, as these can be used as samples to create a voice template and scam your dear ones.

3. Use Caller ID apps

It is not possible to avoid unknown calls for the people operating a business or working in a corporation. So they can use a Caller ID app to identify the person before they answer the call. These apps are integrated with some advanced features where users can flag a number as spam and any user receiving a call from that number will be notified about the spam reports by other users before they even answer the call.

4. Cease immediate Decision making

The scammers have realized the fact that creating a sense of urgency is the best way to avoid getting noticed and scamming the target person. So you should always think mindfully and avoid immediate decision-making.

For anyone who has been scammed, now that you look back, it feels so silly that a little caution and logical thinking would have easily saved you from the scam.

With AI changing the world for good, scammers have found a way to use AI voice cloning to scam the public.

CBS News shared some shocking facts- America alone lost about $9 billion owing to voice cloning scams in the year 2022. With these sophisticated crimes on the rise, AI voice cloning scams have become a global issue.

According to security software company McAfee – voice cloning technology can recreate any voice using a sample of as few as 3 seconds. The scary part is it can achieve up to 85% match. But you don’t have to worry, in this article, we will provide you with everything you need to know about AI voice cloning and avoid getting scammed.

Let’s start with understanding what exactly is AI Voice cloning –