Scam Watch is AuthentiLens's free weekly briefing on the newest AI scam tactics, deepfake fraud trends, and consumer alerts from agencies including the FTC, FBI IC3, IRS, and CISA. No account or sign-up required.
Each edition covers the scam types making headlines that week, the tactics behind them, and plain-English steps you can take to protect yourself or your family. AI is changing how fast scams evolve, so staying current is one of the most practical defenses available to everyday people.
Scam categories covered include romance scams and pig-butchering investment fraud, phishing texts and emails impersonating banks and government agencies, voice cloning and audio deepfake scams, AI-generated fake social profiles, tech support impersonation, fake job offers, charity fraud, and marketplace scams on platforms like Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and eBay.
If you have received a suspicious message, profile, image, audio clip, or link this week, use the free AuthentiLens detection tools to check it before you respond or click anything.