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Topic: scams

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Tuesday, 6/30, 10:48 PM

AI and Deepfakes Drive One in Eight Successful Scams, a Survey Finds

About 12 percent of the scams that cost Americans money last year involved artificial intelligence or deepfakes, according to a new survey — a share experts call an undercount, and a sign of how cheaply criminals can now clone a voice or fake a face.

scams — news and stories on this topic

This page collects all of the Los Angeles Herald's coverage of scams. Follow the topic from one place: new stories appear here automatically as more is published. That way you stay on top of how the situation develops.

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