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AI-Powered Scam Video Calls in Guise of Police Warned

Summary by Daily Finland
The police warned of fake police scams committed by making video calls through Google Meet, said police in a press release on Wednesday. Earlier in June police issued the warning, and the scam calls have recently been made using the faces of known police officers, including National Police Commissioner Ilkka Koskimäki. The scammers were found to use deepfake technology in some calls and the faces of known police officers continue to be used on …

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According to the police, in some of the cases there are indications that deepfake technology was used.

·Helsinki, Finland
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The Grand-Ducal Police warns against a resurgence of fraudulent phone calls reported in the last few days when scammers make themselves known to the police or to the justice system. The scammers have multiplied attempts at telephone scams according to the police. They proceed by broadcasting a recorded message claiming, wrongly, that an arrest warrant is aimed at the person ...

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yle broke the news in Helsinki, Finland on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
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