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FBI Issues Warning on AI-Enhanced Fraud Schemes

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FBI warns of rising AI-powered fraud schemes. The FBI has issued a public service announcement highlighting the increasing use of generative artificial intelligence by scammers to enhance the effectiveness of various fraud schemes, including romance scams, investment fraud, and job hiring scams. These AI tools enable criminals to create realistic social media profiles and impersonate authority figures, making their schemes more believable. The FBI advises the public to adopt measures such as creating secret verification phrases, scrutinizing digital content for imperfections, and verifying callers through official channels. They also recommend reporting suspected scams to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) with detailed information about the interactions.