Scams are everywhere now and thanks to generative AI, they're even harder to spot. But around every corner is someone profiting, whether it's a company letting users clone real voices, brands generating fake versions of real models, or the platforms hosting fraudulent ads. In the age of generative AI, everyone wants to generate more profit.

Federal Trade Commission Social Media Scams: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/04/new-ftc-data-show-people-have-lost-billions-social-media-scams

Meta Profiting Fraudulent Scams: https://www.reuters.com/investigations/meta-is-earning-fortune-deluge-fraudulent-ads-documents-show-2025-11-06/

Scams Are Getting More Efficient: https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/scams-are-getting-so-much-more-efficient-new-study-warns-over-half-of-americans-hit-by-fraud-in-2025-and-the-figure-is-only-going-to-get-worse

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:32 AI Facetime Calls
02:23 Scammers Cloning Voices
03:14 Eleven Labs Instant AI Voice Cloning
04:12 Face Stolen by AI
05:20 Fired Because of AI
06:49 AI Generated Ads
07:32 Meta Fraudulent Ads
08:53 Instagram Accounts Hacked
10:06 Anyone Can Be A Millionaire with AI
11:08 Scammed By AI Graphic Designer
12:03 Sprout AI Undisclosed Ads
12:56 Is Sprout Job Legit?
13:45 Starbucks Korea Boycott
14:43 Outro