Wednesday, November 27African Digital Business Magazine

Tag: new scams 2024

Tech

7 scams to watch out for in 2024

As technology gets more advanced, fraudsters are also getting better at deceiving and stealing from us. Watch out! In 2024, scammers have some new tricks up their sleeve, such as deepfake impersonation. That is why fostering a zero-trust mindset can help to keep yourself safe from these scams. Deepfake impersonation scams Imagine receiving a voice note from your CEO instructing you to transfer money to a bank account. You follow the instructions without realising that the voice note is a deepfake. And just like that, you have fallen for a scam. Deepfakes make use of AI technologies to create new – but fake – images, videos, and/or audio material from existing material, “Artificial intelligence (AI) technology makes it easier for fraudsters to create these convincing fake messages from p...