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These AI Scams All Have Red Flags. Here's How to Spot Them
Key takeaways
- In the past couple of years, I ve noticed an uptick in scam emails that get past Gmail s spam filters.
- Most of the time, these book clubs don t actually exist.
- While I can t 100% prove these fraudulent emails are generated by artificial intelligence, experts at McAfee confirmed my suspicions that scammers are increasingly relying on AI for speed, scale and personalization.
In the past couple of years, I ve noticed an uptick in scam emails that get past Gmail s spam filters. Since I'm an author, the emails I get are usually from so-called book clubs, filled with empty praise for my writing and an offer to market my books for a (typically exorbitant) fee.
Most of the time, these book clubs don t actually exist. Sometimes, the book clubs do exist, but the person emailing me isn t connected to them. The same scams are proliferating in the inboxes of every author I know.
While I can t 100% prove these fraudulent emails are generated by artificial intelligence, experts at McAfee confirmed my suspicions that scammers are increasingly relying on AI for speed, scale and personalization.
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