New grandparent scam using AI technology a cause for concern in Alberta - eviltoast

He says fraudsters scour social media to find people online, take their voice from certain posts and then track down their grandparents and begin the scam.

Maybe a good time to warn your relatives.

  • Nik282000@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    The ad simply was (to) go pick up money, keep a little bit of money for yourself and deposit the money into a bank account which is controlled by the scammers.

    “I didn’t know I was taking part in a crime! I was just taking money from a scared old person to a bank without asking for any names.”