Scam psychology: How deepfake Walmart callers use your own brain against you

Written By kerry tomlinson

Image: Cyber Giraffe & Ampyx News

A new round of scam calls shows that criminals are experimenting with AI-generated voices to pose as customer service representatives at big companies like Walmart.

But the technology behind these calls is not as important as the psychology --- the mental tricks that make us fall for the scam.

We look at the scammers' tactics in a recent wave of calls claiming to be from Walmart.

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Story originally published September 19, 2024

See print version here at Ampyx News (formerly called Ampere News).

 

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