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Greek police warn citizens about telephone scams where fraudsters use AI-powered voice imitation to impersonate relatives or officials, deceiving victims into handing over money or valuables. Recorded cases show AI systems directly facilitate these scams, causing financial and property harm, especially among elderly individuals.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article explicitly states that AI is used by perpetrators to imitate voices of relatives to deceive victims in telephone scams. This use of AI directly leads to harm by enabling fraud and financial loss, which qualifies as harm to persons and communities. The involvement of AI in the malicious use of voice synthesis technology to perpetrate these scams meets the criteria for an AI Incident, as the AI system's use has directly led to harm. The article also includes police warnings and protective measures, but the central event is the AI-enabled scam causing harm, not just a response or update.[AI generated]