What is the AI voice cloning scam?

A sudden phone call from a "friend" asking for monetary help could actually be a scam. Beware...

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00:00They become your relative and tell you that they had an accident and you should transfer the money to them.

00:07You don't have to transfer any money to them.

00:30They become your relative and tell you that they had an accident and you should transfer the money to them.

00:46Sometimes they tell you that they are your son and you should transfer the money to them or they won't let you go.

00:54These are all new ways of trapping cybercriminals.

00:59You don't have to give them any QR code or OTP or transfer any money to them.

01:10In a sample, it was found that 80% of the people were trapped in this voice cloning.

01:14This means that these people can do a very close voice.

01:25First of all, you should doubt the person who asked for the money.

01:31You should start inquiring him.

01:33You should tell him that you are coming back.

01:37You should ask him to call you back after 2 minutes.

01:39You should take 2 minutes.

01:40Till then, you should cut the call and call the person who is trying to become your relative.

01:45You should call the person who is trying to become your husband, wife, son or anything else.

01:53You will get to know whether it was a fraud or not.

01:56You should never transfer the money immediately.

02:00People get emotional and say that their child met with an accident.

02:03You should give at least 2 minutes.

02:06You should inquire and verify.

02:08Don't transfer the money immediately.

02:10I will tell you another good way to verify.

02:13When someone is calling you as your husband, you should ask him a family question that a common man doesn't know.

02:21No one will know the name of his grandmother.

02:24Because in your Aadhaar card, the data that can be stored in a public domain,

02:29the name of your parents, grandparents is never there.

02:32So, by asking a family question like this, you can verify whether there is a fraud with you or not.

02:39If there is a fraud with you,

02:43call the National Cyber Helpline at 1930 and lodge a complaint.

02:48Contact the nearest police station.