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The UK National Trading Standards has for the first time developed and published an AI scam watchlist, listing methods criminals use AI for, such as generating fake retail websites, deepfake videos, voice cloning and personalized phishing emails. The agency advises the public not to send money to people they have never met or provide personal information, and to verify the other party's identity by checking merchant addresses and using tools such as the FCA Firm Checker. The consumer organization Which? warns that typos and grammatical errors can no longer be used as a basis for identifying scams. The list has now been published, with no further developments at present.
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How to Guard Against AI Scams: BBC's Self-Protection Guide
The UK's National Trading Standards has released its first AI scam watchlist, listing tactics criminals use such as AI-generated fake retail websites, deepfake videos, voice cloning and personalized phishing emails. The agency advises against sending money to or sharing personal information with people you have never met, and recommends verifying the other party's identity by checking business addresses and using tools such as the FCA Firm Checker. Consumer group Which? warns that typos and grammatical errors can no longer be used as a basis for identifying scams.