An investigation led by the Quilmes Public Prosecutor’s Office No. 1specialized in extortion crimes and digital environments, enabled the dismantling of a sophisticated multi-million dollar fraud scheme. The case, led by prosecutor Ariel Rivas and deputy prosecutor Leandro Montejo, revealed the use of artificial intelligence to impersonate residents of the district and deceive them.
The case began following a complaint from a woman who was contacted via WhatsApp by an acquaintance she had arranged on her phone. Through the application, the alleged contact offered to sell dollars at a favorable exchange rate and reinforced the credibility of the deception by sending voice messages. Confident in the identity of his interlocutor, the victim made several bank transfers until, after not receiving the money, he contacted his real acquaintance, who confirmed that his WhatsApp account had been hacked.
After a comprehensive technical analysis of the chat requested by the prosecutor, the audio recordings obtained were compared with the authentic voice of the impersonated person. The experts determined that the voice messages were generated by artificial intelligenceHe managed to imitate the tone and timbre of the original voice with great precision in order to carry out the fraud Quilmes.
By identifying the bank account to which the money was transferred, Florencio Varela’s cybercrime unit managed to locate the address of the recipient of the funds. During the raid ordered by the judiciary, the debit card used for the withdrawals was confiscated and a woman was accused of being responsible for the maneuver. In addition, an undeclared firearm was found during the proceedings, which led to the arrest of the defendant’s father, who was placed at the disposal of the Justice of San Vicente.
From the State Ministry of Quilmes They reiterated the importance of taking extreme precautions against these new forms of cybercrime. They recommend not to transfer money without verifying the identity of the interlocutor in other ways, and if you are a victim, immediately contact banking institutions through official channels and warn about the risk of looking for help numbers on search engines such as Google, where new criminals can operate.
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