Artificial intelligence now being used in Grandparent Scam. What you need to know


If it wasn’t bad enough that scammers target grandparents, trying to pull on their heartstrings with a panicked call from a “grandchild” in trouble, now artificial intelligence is involved. 

The Grandparent Scam is an old, existing one: The phone rings and someone says, “Grandma” or “Grandpa?” The grandparent will then say the name of a grandchild, which is the “in” for the scammer to get the unsuspecting grandparent.  

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