E181: INTERPOL’s advice is “laughable”?! How deepfakes are used in money laundering

INTERPOL has just launched a public campaign warning that “AI is erasing the tell-tale signs of a scam.”

Deepfakes now turn up at both ends of a laundering operation. They trick victims into sending money, and they open the accounts that move it on.

We’ve come a long way from badly spelt phishing emails from a Nigerian prince.

Our expert host, Fredrik Riiser, is joined by Sandy Kronenberg, Founder & CEO at Netarx, to reveal: how deep fakes are used in money laundering.

The pair discuss: how deepfakes steal the money, open the accounts and supply the mules, how identity documents are fake, and whether we’re heading back to the bank branch to open accounts.

Executive Producer: Matthew Dunne-Miles

Editor: Dominic Delargy

Video: Loïs Dunford

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