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First - it is a clickbait. Second - if am being asked to transfer money by say my fake relative I would surely do some verbal grilling first. Are they saying that listening part of AI can perfectly decipher all the questions and give proper answers? I doubt it. And even then I will make bank transfer to a relative. How would scammer actually get it?

As for bank manager transferring hefty sum without some proper verification - the problem is not scammers but the manager themselves.



>even then I will make bank transfer to a relative

The way the scam is said to work is that someone pretending to be your relative is telling you they are in an unusual situation away from home and it is very urgent so you must send them money in a different way.

e.g.

"The caller said she was locked up for a misunderstanding between herself and the Mexican state police of Quintana Roo. They needed money for a Mexican lawyer and court costs"

(That particular incident, apparently they were impersonating someone who had been to Mexico, but had - unfortunately for the scammer - returned prior to the call)

https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/03/scammers-us...


I also certainly don’t know my own account numbers, much less a relatives. How am I going to know if they’ve given me the correct account details?


Send money by email


Oh so much more secure. Next up, via phone number?


> Second - if am being asked to transfer money by say my fake relative I would surely do some verbal grilling first.

Sadly, you are only one person on a planet of more than 7 billion.

I worked with someone whose mother had been scammed multiple times by folks claiming to be his (deadbeat) brother. Social engineering works, especially as the attacks get more sophisticated.




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