AI-enabled scams often appear highly professional and emotionally convincing. This makes awareness of warning signs essential as recognising these less obvious signs can help identify fraud at an early stage.

The following are some of the warning signs of AI related frauds:

• Urgent Demands or Threats: Fraudsters create panic by claiming immediate action is required to avoid arrest, loss, or penalties.

• Requests for Secrecy: Victims are told not to inform family, colleagues, or authorities, isolating them from help.

• Authority-Based Voice or Video Calls: Deepfake calls impersonating officials, banks, or known individuals to gain trust.

• Overly Polished or Scripted Communication: Messages or calls sound unnaturally perfect, rehearsed, or lack natural pauses and emotional variation.

• Mismatch Between Voice, Video, and Context: Slight delays, unnatural facial movements, lip-sync issues, or expressions that do not match the situation.

• Requests to Switch Platforms Quickly: Asking you to move from email to WhatsApp, Telegram, or video calls to avoid monitoring or traceability.

• Inconsistent Details on Questioning: Names, case numbers, timelines, or instructions change when you ask follow-up questions.

• Unusual Payment Requests: Demands for payments via gift cards, cryptocurrency, QR codes, or unfamiliar accounts.

• Fake Professional Appearance: Use of official-looking backgrounds, uniforms, logos, or documents that cannot be independently verified.

• Refusal of Standard Verification: Avoidance or excuses when asked to verify identity through official channels or in person.

• Emotionally Manipulative Language: Excessive use of fear, sympathy, guilt, or authority to override logical thinking.

• Unexpected Contact at Odd Hours: Calls or messages late at night or early morning to catch victims off guard.

• Use of Personal Details Without Proof: Fraudsters mention personal information to build trust but cannot validate their legitimacy.

• Suspicious Links for KYC or Verification: Fake links or QR codes used to steal personal or financial information.

• Pressure to Act Immediately: Limited-time offers or deadlines are used to prevent rational decision-making.

AI frauds are designed to bypass logic by exploiting trust, authority, and emotion. They thrive on speed, realism, and emotional manipulation.  When something feels urgent, secretive, or unusually convincing, pause and verify.

Awareness remains the strongest defence against such evolving cyber threats, slowing down and cross-checking information is often the key to break the fraudster’s control.

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