Could you spot an AI scam before it costs you?
Scams used to announce themselves — bad grammar, blurry logos, obvious lies. AI changed that. Today a scammer can clone a loved one’s voice from three seconds of audio, join a video call wearing your boss’s face, and write a bank alert indistinguishable from the real thing. The FBI logged over 22,000 complaints of AI-enabled fraud in a single year, totaling $893 million in losses.
The Scam-Proof Test below puts you in 10 real-world situations drawn from the scams doing the most damage right now — voice-clone emergency calls, deepfake video fraud, phishing texts, QR-code traps, romance-investment cons. Some are scams. Some are legit. Your job is to tell the difference, the same way you’d have to in real life: on instinct, in seconds.
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Don’t Get Scammed by AI
Every scam in this test explained — red-flag checklists, real annotated examples, and step-by-step defenses for you and your family.
Get the book on Amazon →How do AI scams work? — Scammers use AI to clone voices from short audio clips, generate deepfake videos, and write flawless personalized messages at scale. The technology removes the old warning signs, but the behaviour — urgency, secrecy, unusual payments — stays the same.
How can I tell if a call is a voice clone? — Hang up and call the person back on their known number, and agree on a family code word in advance. A clone can imitate a voice, but it can’t answer the real phone or know your code word.
What’s the single best defense against AI scams? — Verify on a second channel. Never act inside the call, text, or email that contacted you — confirm through a route you already trust, like the number on your bank card or the official app.
What should I do if I’ve been scammed? — Stop contact, call your bank immediately, change passwords, screenshot everything, and report to the FTC (US) or Action Fraud (UK). Then watch out for “recovery” scams that target recent victims.