Quiz: How to Beat AI-Generated Scams

Social media platforms can amplify scams. If users interact with a scam (even pausing), algorithms may show them similar content, increasing exposure and risk.

AI can generate well-written messages and polished websites, eliminating classic red flags like poor spelling or clunky design. This makes scams harder to detect.

All of these are commonly leveraged in scam attempts, with cryptocurrency "ATM" machines, also referred to as crypto kiosks, becoming the fastest rising form of payment in scams.

The safest way of engaging with incoming phone calls when you aren't sure who is calling is to not engage. Answering and then hanging up is enough to let the perpetrators know your line is active, and your number will spread to lists that scammers buy and sell among each other. Let your voicemail take the call, and you can listen to the recording to find out if it is someone you want to call back.