CYBER● ELEVATEDSep 15 · Sep 15, 2026, 10:45 AM
AI scammers are scouring obituaries to target widows — one lost $7,000 after being told her late husband evaded taxes
Yahoo Finance · global
Scammers are using AI to target widows through obituaries, with one victim losing a significant amount of money after being deceived about her late husband's tax evasion. This highlights a new and distressing form of AI-enabled financial fraud.
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