LANSING, Mich. (News 10) – The Eaton County Sheriff’s Office posted a message on its social media pages this past weekend warning residents about increasing cases of AI-related scams.
The department said scammers are using AI-generated images of deputies and spoofed phone numbers to trick people into handing over money in the form of cryptocurrency.
How the scams work
Scammers are pairing the spoofed calls with AI-generated photos of a “deputy,” often standing next to a cryptocurrency machine, to pressure victims into paying.
Callers also invent fictitious deputy names to add a false sense of authority…