Hello!
I just wanted to share about this horrible scam that is going on now where they simulate the voice of a family member in crisis on the phone (as well as their caller id). It happened to a friend of mine (Tomer from my work), and he shared it with folks on our team (see email below).
There are two solutions to this: (1) have a secret question/answer that you use to verify it's really you, and (2) call the person directly to verify (but sometimes you can't reach them). Check out the video link on youtube below. Good luck!
Best,
Lee
From: Tomer Ozari
Sent: Thursday, June 8, 2023 12:18 PM
To: Science team
Subject: Voice replication scam
Everyone,
This is the voice replication scam that I mentioned during our meeting today. It is very stressful especially for older people who are targeted, as my family was impacted this week. The best thing to do is to have a secret question during the initial call with the impersonator and also to independently call the person being impersonated. These things are difficult to remember given the shocking content of the scam and if the person being replicated is unavailable to answer the phone.
Tomer
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