These Dangerous Scammers Don't Even Bother to Hide Their Crimes
“Yahoo Boy” cybercriminals are openly running dozens of scams across Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, TikTok, YouTube, and more.
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“Yahoo Boy” cybercriminals are openly running dozens of scams across Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, TikTok, YouTube, and more.
We've all heard of catfish scams – when someone pretends to be a lover on the other side of the screen, but instead, they aren't who they say they are once their real face is revealed. Now, there's a similar scam on the rise, and it's much more sophisticated because scammers can fake the face,
Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson reveals how the "Yahoo Boys" scam utilizes deepfake and face-swapping technology to trick people who believe they are in a romantic relationship.
Whatever the outcome of the ruling, the EFCC has been in the news for the very reasons it promised to guard against.
Scammers have raised their game and hit targets with real-time deepfakes in scarily persuasive video calls. For the victims - often an unremarkable, middle-aged homebody - it's all-too convincing.