Cyber ​​​​criminals have found a new means of fraud, they are trying to influence elections by posing as police and using the voice of your loved ones.

Dumka: Cyber ​​criminals are constantly adopting new tactics to cheat people and extort money from them. It is a challenge before the police to curb the increasing cyber crime in the country. A similar case came to light in the sub-capital Dumka on March 13. Hearing this news related to Dumka, you will be forced to think whether cyber criminals are now taking the help of AI i.e. Artificial Intelligence. Those whose children are studying away from home must be aware of this. Let us tell you that on March 13, a call came on WhatsApp on the mobile of Dumka advocate Ranjan Sinha. The number from which the call came had a photo of a police officer in its DP.

Trying to extort money from false news of child rape by posing as police

The advocate received the call and as soon as he spoke, the ground slipped from under his feet. Told him that his son was in police custody in a rape case. He was included in the group. That’s why he has been kept separate. To hush up the matter, he was asked to make an online transaction of Rs 50,000. Threatened to send him to jail and jail for five years if the money was not paid. Hearing this, the lawyer became suspicious that there is a provision for punishment of more than five years in rape cases. The advocate disconnected the call and called the mobile phone of his son, who is studying engineering in Durgapur, but due to some reason the call was not received. During this period the alleged police personnel called several times.

False child’s voice created by AI

As soon as the call was received, the person in front gave strict instructions not to disconnect the phone call. Ranjan Sinha asked to talk to his son. From there came the son’s crying voice, “Papa, please save me, these people are beating me a lot.” Ranjan became more nervous after hearing his son’s voice. Reached the city police station along with his elder brother. After telling everything to the then police station in-charge, he gave the phone to talk to the alleged police. When the alleged police encountered the real police, the alleged police disconnected the phone. Meanwhile, Ranjan Sinha’s son called and asked why he calls during class time. Only then the whole matter became clear. The number from which the call came had Pakistan code 92.

made a sound by recording a voice

Regarding the incident, Ranjan Sinha said that a few days ago, a call related to job had come on his son’s mobile. After the conversation he was asked to say yes if interested and if not then not interested. It is suspected that the son’s call may have been recorded. With the help of Artificial Intelligence, Ranjan Sinha was made to speak in his son’s voice when he had asked to talk to his son. Due to his wisdom, Ranjan Sinha was saved from getting caught in the clutches of cyber criminals, but who knows how many people get caught in their clutches every day.