A conversation with scammers, even in a joking manner, is very risky, as they collect any information for subsequent deception, said Alla Khrapunova, curator of the People's Front platform "Moshelovka".
A joking conversation with a scammer, if you recognized him from the first words, is extremely dangerous. Hang up and do not continue the conversation.
Attackers record the voice, intonation and can use them in new fraudulent schemes, she explained. Experts believe that by the end of 2025 half of Russians will face a deepfake attack (a method of synthesizing an image or voice based on artificial intelligence). At the same time, criminals use live data sources to generate them, Khrapunova summarized.
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