On the rise: A recent report by Interpol on Human Trafficking-Fuelled Scam Centres noted that the use of AI has been observed in a growing number of scam cases globally. — 123rf
FROM deepfakes powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to crypto-fuelled money laundering, criminals are finding faster, smarter and harder-to-detect ways to commit crimes. This surge in AI-enabled crime poses urgent new challenges for prosecutors worldwide.
A recent report by Interpol on Human Trafficking-Fuelled Scam Centres, noted that the use of AI has been observed in a growing number of scam cases globally, many of which originate from online scam centres in South-East Asia. The report revealed that AI was used to generate convincing fake job ads to attract human trafficking victims as well as online photos or profiles through “deepfake” technology for sextortion and romance scams.
