BREAKING INTEL FOR FRAUD FIGHTERS Today’s scammers innovate at breakneck speeds. I track their evolution and shifting patterns to keep you informed so you can fight back. Search We Fight Fraud I am Frank McKenna. As a lifelong fraud fighter, I’ve made it my mission to stand alongside the unsung heroes of our financial system […]| Frank on Fraud
The video looked real at first, but to Judge Victoria Kolakowski something just seemed off. A witness named Geri Haas appeared to be giving video testimony that could would help a couple win a $8.7 million lawsuit against their property management company. But it just looked weird. The judge watched the video again. The woman […] The post Deepfake Fraud Testimony Caught In Court By Judge appeared first on Frank on Fraud.| Frank on Fraud
A Denver real estate agent avoided becoming the victim of a sophisticated identity theft scheme which tried to capture her image and a video during a concocted Zoom call. The attempt is part of a growing use of artificial intelligence targeting real estate agents and brokerages across the country. The deepfakes are being used in […]| Frank on Fraud
Fred Heiding spends his time at Harvard researching how criminals exploit technology but even he was surprised at how easily he was able to create convincing phishing emails using tech from the biggest AI companies in the world. Six AI chatbots, including those from OpenAI, Meta, and Google, generated phishing emails so convincing, that 12 […]| Frank on Fraud
Another day, another glitch. Target has reportedly fired hundreds of employees at a distribution center in Chicago after an internal investigation revealed that workers had exploited a glitch in the company’s healthcare loan program. The fraud apparently cost Target about $1.3 million according to reports. Employees Took Advantage Of “Glitch” In Targets Medical Loan Benefit […]| Frank on Fraud
Did you miss the Fraudology Live event with Karisse Hendrick where we went behind the scenes with Apate.AI? Check out the full webinar where we dig into how the AI bots work and how they are able to collect valuable information on scams directly from the scammers in realtime.| Frank on Fraud
Another insane Tik Tok fraud case hit New York City this month. This time it’s called the SYEP Method and very sadly, it targeted kids working for the New York Summer Youth Employment Program. These are some of the poorest kids in the city. The scheme closely follows the pattern of two other major fraud […] The post New Viral ATM Fraud Glitch Targeted Kids In New York appeared first on Frank on Fraud.| Frank on Fraud
When the text message first popped up on his phone he could not believe it. It looked like something out of Squid Game. There it was, his car with his real license plate, parked in front of a local strip club. The message that accompanied the photo was even more ominous. “Hello, I want to […]| Frank on Fraud
Kitboga, the internet vigilante that is known for his scam-baiting videos has unleashed a significant strike against scammers this week. He launched the worlds first AI bot army that can operate at scale – engaging with scammers with clones that do not exist. From Solo Vigilante To A Full Command Center In His Garage What […]| Frank on Fraud
Australians have lost $150 million to scammers so far this year, and at least one bank is fighting back in a very unusual way. They’re using AI in a very big way. An Army Of 10,000 AI Bots Take On Scammers In Realtime Commonwealth Bank is deploying an army of fake AI bots to waste […]| Frank on Fraud
The AI game has changed completely. Meet Super-AI, a Telegram Bot channel that has over 81,000 members that are using artificial intelligence as a fraud factory. Super-AI represents a whole new approach to serving scammers on Telegram – providing artificial intelligence from Claude and OpenAI for free in an easy to use bot. From generating […] The post How Super-AI Has Become Scammers ChatGPT appeared first on Frank on Fraud.| Frank on Fraud
Somewhere in Hanoi, hundreds of smartphones line metal shelves, each blinking as they change screens hundreds of times a minute. Large fans keep the room cool to prevent the devices from overheating. Each phone runs automatically, liking social media posts, following accounts, watching videos and operating relentless bots on a mission. Your watching a phone-farm […] The post Inside Vietnamese Phone Farms Where Fakery Is Made appeared first on Frank on Fraud.| Frank on Fraud
An advertisement for Haotian AI, a company that provides face-changing software on Telegram, shows they mean business. “We have an R&D team of hundreds of programmers and dozens of servers to serve you.” The braggy advertisement, which just might be directed at Pig Butchering bosses running scam compounds in Southeast Asia, reveals the extent of […]| Frank on Fraud
In a dimly lit room somewhere in a border town near the Thailand border a scam boss opens his laptop and logs into Huione Guarantee, a marketplace that has become the Amazon of fraud. With a couple of clicks, he purchases a package that includes AI software to create deep-fake videos, stolen personal data of […]| Frank on Fraud
