AI voice clones used in new UK family emergency scam
Criminals are using free AI tools to clone voices from just 3 seconds of audio. Learn how to spot the 'family emergency' scam and protect your loved ones from this sophisticated fraud.
Criminals are using free AI tools to clone voices from just 3 seconds of audio. Learn how to spot the 'family emergency' scam and protect your loved ones from this sophisticated fraud.
Notorious fraudster Mark Acklom, who posed as a banker and MI6 agent, has been ordered to pay his victim £125,000 after a five-year court battle. Read the full story.
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