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How scammers have sunk to a new low with an AI obituary scam targeting the grieving
Scammers have stooped to using artificial intelligence to scan obituary websites to create fake obituary websites to target the grieving.
These may give fake virus warnings but link to legitimate landing pages for subscription-based antivirus software programs. And, if you do know the person, make sure you click on the original link that was shared on social media from the contact you know well; don't search it in Google, as the first option that comes up could be a fake one. Many scammers rely on AI to write these obituaries as quickly as they can and don't usually take the time to review them to make them sound more human.
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