The latest AI scam and deepfake news on Phone Scams from the AuthentiLens editorial team. These stories cover real cases, emerging fraud tactics, and official consumer alerts from agencies including the FBI, FTC, IRS, and CISA.
Visa: AI Scams Hit $1B in 6 Months, 'Now Just a Prompt' Away — Visa's Spring 2026 Threats Report says AI-enabled scam activity reached about $1 billion in six months, even as network-level defenses cut traditional card-token fraud 9.6%, the company's executives said.
Oregon DMV Warns: AI-Written Scam Texts Threaten Driver Fines — Oregon DMV is warning drivers about AI-written scam texts that threaten license suspension and impose fake fines, part of a two-year nationwide campaign that began as toll-road phishing.
Fake Google Support Call Drained $243M in Bitcoin — Three young men used a spoofed Google support call and remote-access software to drain 4,100 Bitcoin from one D.C. investor in a single night, the largest known single-victim crypto theft in history.
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