Deepfake video calls, cloned voices and fake bosses — including real cases. Ten questions on how these scams work and the checks that still stop them. Free, no sign-up.
In 2024 an employee of the engineering firm Arup in Hong Kong made 15 transfers worth about HK$200 million (around US$25 million) after a video call in which every colleague on screen was a deepfake. Voice cloning needs only a few seconds of audio from social media or a conference talk.
You will not always be able to see the fake. That is why this quiz focuses on what still works: the request itself, the channel it came through, and verification you control.
Step-by-step guides to the scams in this collection: In Painted Sky, a free game, you live one life and meet these scams as they happen — then replay it with a lens that shows what was fake.
Sometimes, but not reliably. Lip-sync errors and odd lighting are getting rarer. It is safer to verify the request through a channel you control.
Agree a family code word for emergencies, and call back on the number you already have before sending money.
With payment processes that never rely on a single call or message: call-backs to known numbers, two approvers for new beneficiaries, and no exceptions for “confidential” deals.
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