How to prevent voice phishing scam?

With the development of science and technology, artificial intelligence technology is constantly improving and applying, among which speech synthesis technology is one of them. Unfortunately, some criminals use this technology to pretend to be the voice of relatives or friends and ask the victims for money through telephone or voice messages. This scam is called "voice phishing".

The main principle of this scam is to use speech synthesis technology to imitate the voices of relatives or friends, and to deceive the victims. Some scammers even use some public voice materials, such as telephone recordings and voice messages on social media, to make more realistic sound synthesis effects, thus defrauding the trust of the victims.

In this case, it is particularly important to improve your awareness of prevention and learn to identify and deal with voice phishing scams. Here are some suggestions:

1. Stay alert: If you receive a phone call or voice message, don't trust the identity of the other party easily. Liars may claim to be your relatives or friends, but you must remember that they may have obtained your personal information on social media. Verify each other's identity by some simple questions or recalling some old things.

2. Don't disclose personal information easily: Liars usually need some personal information to create a more realistic sound synthesis effect. So in telephone or voice messages, don't easily reveal your personal information, such as address, ID number, bank account number and other sensitive information.

3. Use two-factor authentication: In various online services, especially in banking, payment and social media applications, enabling two-factor authentication is a very good preventive measure. It can make your account more secure and prevent scammers from cheating through speech synthesis technology.

4. Learn to distinguish between true and false voices: For some sound synthesis technologies, some traces may be left in audio files, such as repetition and noise. If you suspect that the received phone call or voice message is a scam, you can use some tools and software to help you analyze the authenticity of the audio file.

5. Inform the people around you: By informing the people around you, let them be vigilant, so as not to become the next target of scammers. You can also strengthen people's awareness of prevention through publicity and communication, so as to avoid more people being affected by voice phishing scams.

6. Pay attention to media reports and police notices: With the increase of such scams, the police and the media will continue to issue relevant warnings and notices. By paying attention to media reports and police notices, we can understand the latest types of scams and preventive measures in order to better protect ourselves.

7. Don't panic: If you find yourself a victim of a voice phishing scam, don't panic. First of all, keep calm and contact your relatives or friends immediately to confirm whether they really need help or have been cheated. Secondly, contact the bank or relevant institutions immediately to freeze accounts and cards to prevent more losses.

By understanding the principles and preventive measures of voice phishing scams and improving your awareness of prevention, you can better protect yourself and people around you. At the same time, we should also call on relevant institutions and governments to strengthen supervision and crackdown, curb the occurrence of such illegal acts from the source, and make society safer and more orderly.

in addition, the progress of science and technology also provides some technical means to prevent voice phishing scams. The following are some suggestions:

1. Use voiceprint recognition technology: voiceprint recognition technology is to confirm a person's identity by analyzing his speaking style and characteristics. By using voiceprint recognition technology, we can confirm the identity of the other party more accurately and prevent scammers from making false voices by using speech synthesis technology.

2. adopt end-to-end encryption: end-to-end encryption is a secure communication protocol, which can ensure that the communication content can only be read by both parties. By using end-to-end encryption, scammers can be prevented from stealing communication content and using the information in it to commit fraud.

3. Start anti-fraud service: Some mobile operators and Internet companies have started anti-fraud service, which can automatically identify whether the incoming call is fraudulent or not when receiving it, and prompt users. By using these services, the risk of being cheated by voice phishing can be greatly reduced.

Voice phishing scam is a new type of fraud, which poses a threat to people's property and safety. In order to avoid becoming victims, we should improve our awareness of prevention and take some effective preventive measures. At the same time, the progress of science and technology also provides us with some technical means to deal with this kind of fraud, and we should actively use these technical means to improve our own security.

finally, I want to emphasize once again that we should be vigilant and cautious. In case of any suspicious situation, don't believe what the other party says easily, let alone disclose personal information or conduct fund transactions at will. We should always remember that it is the responsibility of each of us to protect our own safety and property, and it is also the principle we should adhere to.

In a word, voice phishing scam is a new type of fraud, which poses a threat to people's property and safety. In order to avoid becoming victims, we should improve our awareness of prevention, take some effective preventive measures and use scientific and technological means to improve our safety. At the same time, we should also strengthen supervision and crackdown, so as to maintain social security and order.