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Chapter 8 of 10All chapters
  1. 1The anatomy of a scam
  2. 2How pressure is manufactured
  3. 3Impersonation scams
  4. 4Buying and selling
  5. 5Romance and friendship scams
  6. 6Investment and money scams
  7. 7Texts, emails and calls
  8. 8What AI changed
  9. 9Protecting other people
  10. 10If it happens

Chapter 8 of 10

What AI changed

Cheaper, more fluent, more personal.

Fluency is no longer evidence

Bad spelling used to filter scams for you. Now the writing is clean, the voice can be cloned from seconds of audio, and video calls can be faked.

  • Agree a family code word for emergencies.
  • Verify through a channel you chose, not the one that contacted you.

What still works

Structure has not changed. Unexpected contact plus urgency plus an irreversible payment is still the signature, however polished the delivery.