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According to a recent report by MCAFEE India, Deepfake deception, fake dating apps and AI-operated fraud have increased significantly, there is a risk of suffering both financial and emotional losses.
The AI-operated scams are making online dating risky more than ever.
Valentine’s Day brings romance, but has also increased online scams. New research by McAfee India shows an increase in AI -operated romance scams, fake dating apps and deepfec tricks. These scams make it difficult to differentiate between real connections and digital fraud. The study shows that 61% of people think they may fall for AI Chatbot and accept 51% that they or they know someone they know that they are a real dating platforms or a real on social media They pretend to be a person. About 38% of people think that emotionally connecting with AI bots can give them easy goals for scams.
According to Firstpost, along with dating apps, many Indians also try to find love on social media. Instagram is accompanied by 85% of users, followed by WhatsApp at 55%, telegram 50% and Snapchat 46%. In dating apps, Tinder is the most popular with 61% of users, followed by Facebook dating, bumble and match.
The 25 -year -old computer programmer, Maggi Ke, believed that he had found online love, as he was talking to someone daily. But when he was about to meet, he did not show, claiming that he missed his flight and asked for money to book another flight. As she wanted to see her, Maggi sent money, but then she disappeared. Their accounts were removed, as if they were not real.
He said to McFi, “I ignored the spirit of my intestine, I sent him $ 1200. Then he disappeared. When I reported the scam, the police told me that his images were born AI. He was not even a real person. This was the most scary part, I trusted someone who never existed. ,
Speaking of dating scams, McFi’s Chief Technology Officer Steve Grobman said, “Unfortunately, we know that cyber criminals have also used malicious activity on a scale. Along with love-focused lovers spending online time to Valentine’s Day, scammers are using AI to pose as love interests to steal your money or personal information. We encourage people to balance romantic hope with healthy doubts, to stay before sharing sensitive information, and to ensure that they are the right equipment for the protection of their privacy, identity and personal information Use. ,
According to reports, 70% feel pressure to send gifts or money. Scammers are also pretending to be famous celebrities, as 42% of people have been victims of this scam. About half of the individuals lost money and 48% claim that their personal details were stolen.
