BANGKOK: Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra almost fell victim to a phone scam using AI to impersonate a foreign leader's voice, she said on Wednesday (Jan 15). The prime minister, the youngest daughter of telecoms billionaire and ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, said she re

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Even world leaders receive scam calls. Just ask Thailand’s prime minister

Phone scams are a significant issue in India and other parts of the world, with numerous reports about call centres operating from the country and scamming people, often by impersonating government officials or tech support, to trick victims into sending money; they frequently cover news stories about these scams, including busts by police and warnings about new tactics used by fraudsters. Typically, these calls target ordinary people, but Thail…

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We are all vulnerable to the rapid spread of phone scams – including, it seems, world leaders. Thailand’s prime minister has revealed she got a call from an AI system, demanding money in the voice of another famous head of government.

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By Jay Ganglani and Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — We are all vulnerable to the rapid spread of phone scams – including, it seems, world leaders. Thailand’s prime minister has revealed she got a call from an AI system, demanding money in the voice of another famous head of government. Paetongtarn Shinawatra did not reveal who the computer was mimicking, but said she received a message in a voice identical to a well-known leader. “The…

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Paetongtarn Shinawatra also spoke at a meeting of Asean digital ministers where she called for region-wide efforts to fight online scams.

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Thai PM says she nearly fell for foreign leader phone scam

The scammer attempted to solicit a donation on behalf of his “country”.

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Thai PM Paetongtarn says she was almost fooled by ‘Asean leader’ seeking money in AI voice scam

In a world where information flows ever faster and schemes to deceive people run at the same speed, no one seems to escape attempts at deception. From the woman who was scammed to think she was dating Brad Pitt to the Chinese actor who fell into a human trafficking ring, there is also room for world leaders to be the targets of fraud. A recent target was the Prime Minister of Thailand, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who received a call demanding money …

Num mundo onde a informação flui cada vez mais rápido e os esquemas para enganar as pessoas correm à mesma velocidade, ninguém parece escapar às tentativas de burla.   Da mulher que foi burlada ao achar que namorava com o Brad Pitt ao ator chinês que caiu numa rede de tráfico humano, há também espaço para os líderes mundiais serem alvos de burla. Um alvo recente foi a primeira-ministra da Tailândia, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, que recebeu um chamada…

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AI tried to circumvent Thai PM with call and voice from another leader

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra almost fell victim to a phone scam using AI to impersonate a foreign leader's voice, she said Wednesday.The PM, the youngest daughter of telecoms billionaire and ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, said she received a message in a voice sounding identical to a well-known leader, without identifying the person. "In the clip, he said he was looking forward to seeing me and working together," she s…

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Thai PM says nearly fell for foreign leader phone scam

‘I want to warn people that I, myself, almost fell victim. This matter is important,’ Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra warns against scammers - Anadolu Ajansı

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Thai premier avoids AI-induced voice scam that posed as foreign leader

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra admitted on Wednesday she had been targeted by a scam caller posing as another country’s leader using AI voice cloning, and that she almost fell for it.

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