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On Tamil Nadu cybercrime Police advisory against AI voice cloning

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A second report on the same police advisory with the steps it recommends.

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The question it answers

  1. A relative called crying and asked for money urgently. How do I know it is them and not an AI voice clone?

Read with it

  1. The Kolkata case, why a familiar voice is no longer proof, and the call-back and code-word habits that stop it. dailypioneer.com Article When your voice is no longer proof The Pioneer
  2. Tamil Nadu Police's advisory on how scammers get a voice sample and the urgent UPI request that follows. dtnext.in Article Scamsters using AI technology to clone voices and deceive public, warns Tamil Nadu Police DT Next
  3. A close look at how the family-emergency call is scripted, and how one grandmother caught it. cbc.ca Article Her grandson's voice said he was under arrest. This senior was almost scammed with suspected AI voice cloning CBC Marketplace
  4. The regulator's short, still accurate advice: do not trust the voice, call the person back, and watch how they ask to be paid. consumer.ftc.gov Article Scammers use AI to enhance their family emergency schemes US Federal Trade Commission
  5. Where to file a complaint if money has already gone, alongside the 1930 helpline. cybercrime.gov.in Tool Cybercrime Portal Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)
  6. Report the number that called you on Chakshu so it can be checked and blocked. sancharsaathi.gov.in Tool Sanchar Saathi Suspected Fraud Communication Reporting Department of Telecommunications
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