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Meta says AI-driven scams are surging

Original: Scammers are weaponizing AI to clone voices & fake images—sophisticated attacks we’ve never seen before. But Meta is fig

Scammers are using AI to clone voices and fabricate images in increasingly sophisticated fraud attacks. Meta says it is countering with AI of its own: in 2025 alone the company removed 159 million scam accounts, using AI systems to analyse billions of signals and dismantle fraud operations at scale. Meta's Dr. Rafael Frankel has spoken about these efforts, as awareness grows of AI-powered deception targeting ordinary users.

Why now: Concerns about AI-enabled voice and image fraud are rising, and Meta's large-scale countermeasures give the story fresh relevance.

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• Scammers are weaponizing AI to clone voices & fake images—sophisticated attacks we’ve never seen before. But Meta is fighting fire with fire. In 2025 alone, they removed 159M scam accounts, using AI to analyze billions of signals & dismantle fraud at scale. Dr. Rafael Frankel… · analyseasia@mas.to

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