McAfee's Scam Detector: automatic defence against scams and deepfakes

Telegraph

5 hours ago

Fraudulent messages by text and email, a rise in deepfake videos – your daily communication puts you at risk.
A recent survey revealed that 86 per cent of British adults are concerned that AI offers criminals new ways to target members of the public. However, you can fight back against fraud by subscribing to McAfee Total Protection, which includes McAfee's new Scam Detector.
Scam and deepfake detection software has never been more urgent. McAfee's Scam Detector can help spot a scam. For just £42 for the first year, McAfee Total Protection can help you and your family to stay safe.
Proactive and automatic detection
McAfee's Scam Detector automatically identifies risky text messages and will block a risky link, even if you accidentally click it.
Suspicious emails you receive are snared quickly by McAfee's Scam Detector. Flagging the risk, it will explain to you why the email is suspicious and guide you on the next steps. You can protect up to 10 inboxes per user across Gmail, Microsoft and Yahoo Mail.
McAfee's Scam Detector also alerts you within seconds if you're watching a deepfake video that has AI audio. Thanks to sophisticated AI scam protection, McAfee's deepfake detection software helps keep you safe.
On-demand scam detection
Using McAfee's Scam Detector, you can also run a quick check for scams whenever you mistrust a message you receive. Simply copy and paste a message or upload a screenshot in order to confirm whether the message is likely to be a scam or not.
Comprehensive protection
Thanks to McAfee's Scam Detector, you can use your devices* without fear of scams via text message, email and deepfake video containing audio.
Most of us use texts and emails everyday to keep in touch with friends and family, do our jobs, or contact retailers and service providers. Often, we don't think twice before watching a video we receive. That makes us all vulnerable to scams.
McAfee helps you navigate a minefield of misinformation. Included with McAfee+ and McAfee Total Protection, McAfee's Scam Detector is easy to set up and lets you communicate with confidence.
FAQs
What is a deepfake?
A deepfake is a video, picture or audio clip created with artificial intelligence to imitate a real or fictitious person. This can be used for education, scientific research or just for fun, but in the wrong hands it can be used to spread misinformation. By mimicking a human's voice and face based on real audio recordings and video clips, AI can literally put words in someone else's mouth. For example, criminals can create a deepfake video of a celebrity endorsing an investment opportunity – only to pocket the victim's money themselves.