Not since Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds have three fingers blown someone's cover so spectacularly. The rise of deepfake agents being deployed in scam video calls yet another alarming AI development of the last few months. Deepfakes are no longer confined to the realms of funny celebrity videos – now they might actually try and take your money.
But a method for unmasking scammers is going viral online. Ask the person you're talking to to hold up three fingers in front of their face. If they refuse, they might just be masking their face with another.
