AwarenessScams & deceptionNew this quarter
Deepfake voice & video
Cloned voices and faces used to impersonate real people.
Understand it
Inexpensive tools can now copy a voice from seconds of audio, or fake a video call. It has already been used to “become” a chief executive on a call and authorise a large transfer. Expect more of it, not less.
How to spot it
A call or clip urging an unusual action, slight oddness in the voice or lip-sync, or a request that avoids the normal channel.
Close the gap
- Confirm any significant request through a second, agreed channel.
- Keep a family or team “safe word” for urgent money or help.
- Be sparing with public audio and video of key people where you can.
- Slow down - urgency and a familiar voice together are the whole method.
What to do about it
You don't fix a scam, you spot one. Run anything suspicious through our phishing checker, and let your plan harden the accounts and money they're really after. When money's involved, the fix is a habit, not a setting: confirm every payment or change of bank details by phone, on a number you already have.