Everyone looked and sounded real, but it turns out everyone on the call was adeepfake.
The employee was scammed into paying out over $25 million to unknown fraudsters, according toCNNon Sunday.
The employee received several emails from his companys CFO requesting him to wire transfer the $25.6 million.
Senior superintendent Baron Chan Shun-ching speaking to reportersPhoto: Dickson Lee (Getty Images)
Multiple employees were allegedly targeted at this company.
The Hong Kong police department noted this was one of many recent cases involving deepfake technology scams.
The department said theyve made six arrests in connection to these frauds.
A senior inspector for Hong Kongs police department recommended several ways to check whether a person is real.
These include asking someone to move their head or asking questions to determine their authenticity.
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