AI Deepfake Fraud: In the digital age, where technology is making everyday life easier, cyber criminals are also rapidly updating their methods. The year 2025 brought many such tech scams and frauds, which went viral within a few hours and affected millions of people. Let us know the most popular and dangerous tech frauds of this year, about which it is very important to be cautious.
The fastest spreading scam in 2025 was the AI deepfake scam. Fraudsters now clone your real voice and face and call your family or bank and ask for money. Experts say, “AI deepfake fraud is now becoming extremely difficult to detect, as it matches the original voice and face 90–95%.”
A large number of fake banking apps went viral in 2025 on Play Store and third-party app sites. These apps look like real apps and as soon as they login, all the data reaches the criminals. Due to this, the bank balance of many users was cleared within a few minutes.
‘Work from Home’ The trend of job offers also became a means of fraud. People try to get jobs by paying registration fees, but later neither get the work nor the money back. Many youth complained that job postings found on LinkedIn and WhatsApp also turned out to be fake.
Fraudsters send fake delivery messages saying, ‘Your package is stuck, pay ₹ 10 for verification.’ As soon as the user opens the link, malware is installed on the phone and money is stolen from the bank accounts.
