Scammers Use Fake AI-Generated Obituaries to Exploit Grieving People
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Scammers are creating fake AI-generated obituaries to exploit grieving people and scam them when they click on links.
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The fake obituaries are optimized to show up first in Google searches, tricking people into thinking they're real.
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Clicking the links exposes people to things like subscription-based antivirus software scams or sites loaded with ads that pay the scammers.
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Some signs of fake obituaries are overly descriptive language, an impersonal tone, pages for people not actually deceased.
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To avoid being scammed, verify connections to deceased, watch for suspicious sites, and confirm the person has actually died.