Scammers Use AI to Fake Voices and Video

Recent reports collected real cases of people being deceived through artificial intelligence: scammers clone the voices of relatives and colleagues, fake video calls from people you know, and even mimic a manager's voice to ask for money. Victims believe they're talking to a real person and end up transferring funds or sharing sensitive information.

The technology has become widely accessible — a short voice sample from social media or a phone call is enough to clone someone's voice, and a fake video can be produced in minutes. For businesses this isn't a distant threat: the classic 'boss on the phone' scheme, where an urgent voice message asks an accountant to wire money immediately, is already showing up inside companies, catching employees who act fast exactly as they were trained to.

Check whether your company requires a second channel of confirmation for any urgent financial request — a call to a known number or an in-person check, not just a reply in the same chat. Role-based access and a full decision history for every invoice and contract are what keep 1Cifer's protected environment intact, so a faked voice can't override a real approval process.