DENVER, Colo. —Attorney General Phil Weiser is warning Coloradans about fraud going into the new year. He cites new AI technology as causing some of this concern, saying it can be hard to determine what may be a real call.
Weiser says criminals can take your voice from calls and use it to make fake voicemails and make claims that they need money. Weiser says they can use voice recordings from phone calls and alter what your loved ones are saying. Often say they are in jail and need money.
Weiser says it is important to stay vigilant because if it seems suspect it most likely is.
“You get a call or an email from looks at all sketchy. You do not return the call to the number they give you you do not respond to the email or click the link,” Weiser said. “This is the world we’re living in. People need to be aware of it, and people need to act with appropriate caution.”
He says a lot of criminals will ask to send them gift cards, trying to impersonate law enforcement. Weiser says to call the actual number on the law enforcement’s website, always use the official number, and do not call the number that called you.
He says gift cards are a telltale sign that someone is trying to get money out of you.
“A lot of scams will say send me gift cards. This could be one of those romance scams or a law-enforcement imposter scam or other scams where people will let you know that the only way you’re gonna save yourself is by sending gift cards that’s not legitimate,” Weiser said.
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