Is someone impersonating your voice?

[Consumer Reports]   Dear Friend, Whether posing as a family member in need, or as your employer with an urgent request for personal information, criminals have always had clever ways to impersonate someone you know in order to defraud you. Now, scammers can convincingly imitate the voices of people you know with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. By using AI to mimic the voice of a loved one, a friend, or even a politician, this technology can be manipulated to persuade you to give up money, vote a certain way, or hand over sensitive personal information like Social Security numbers and more. Have you received a phone call from a scammer mimicking the voice of someone you know, or someone well-known? If so, your experience will help us push the Federal Trade Commission to adopt strong rules to keep this technology from harming consumers. [Share your story with us, and we’ll use it to fight for the strongest rules possible!Â]( [Share Your Story](  Recently, voters in New Hampshire received robocalls where AI impersonated the voice of President Joe Biden, urging them not to vote in the upcoming primary election. These impersonations are easy and cheap to do because the software is trained on a large amount of video and audio recordings. Even if you’re not a celebrity or well-known politician, voices can be harvested from social media and other online sources, making consumers more vulnerable. The Federal Trade Commission received fraud complaints from 2.6 million consumers last year, with imposter fraud the as most common category. Since AI voice impersonations don’t require a lot of skill, these types of scams may become much more common.  The FTC is seeking to set strong, clear rules that hold impersonators accountable, as well as companies that know—or have reason to know—that their software is being used for fraud. Your stories are important. They can help illustrate the danger and harm of AI voice impersonations.[Help us make change by sharing your story, and we’ll use it to push for the strongest rules possible. Â]( [Share Your Story](  And if you haven’t had this experience, but know someone who has, please forward this email to them. The more stories we can collect, the better. Thank you, Angel Han Consumer Reports [Unsubscribe from Consumer Reports action alerts.]( © 2022 Consumer Reports, 101 Truman Avenue, Yonkers, NY, 10703 [Contact Consumer Reports](