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Jack Recider

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Darknet Diaries
138: The Mimics of Punjab

The other thing I'm starting to see arise in is AI scammers. This is where they get like some clips of audio from the person that they're trying to imitate. And then they get AI to clone that voice so that AI can just talk like that person for them. And then this is when they call the victim and their voice sounds just like their real cousin or brother or whatever.

Darknet Diaries
138: The Mimics of Punjab

Tarun and his family did not know that these kind of scams were going around, and they paid a price for it. But once it happened, they started seeing how other families are getting hit with these kind of scams too, and noticing post after post on social media.

Darknet Diaries
138: The Mimics of Punjab

Tarun and his family did not know that these kind of scams were going around, and they paid a price for it. But once it happened, they started seeing how other families are getting hit with these kind of scams too, and noticing post after post on social media.

Darknet Diaries
138: The Mimics of Punjab

Now, what was surprising to me when I first heard about Tarun's story is that I think everyone's heard about these Indian scammers trying to call you and act like they're Microsoft tech support so you can send them some money or something. But I've not heard of Indian scammers scamming other people from India. But apparently there's a reason for this.

Darknet Diaries
138: The Mimics of Punjab

Now, what was surprising to me when I first heard about Tarun's story is that I think everyone's heard about these Indian scammers trying to call you and act like they're Microsoft tech support so you can send them some money or something. But I've not heard of Indian scammers scamming other people from India. But apparently there's a reason for this.

Darknet Diaries
138: The Mimics of Punjab

And it's also really tricky when scammers say, oh, don't tell mom or dad. You know how they are. They'll have a heart attack, which is such a powerful line, especially if the target's dad did have a heart attack, you know? It's a great reason not to tell them. But these scammers are even more tricky than that.

Darknet Diaries
138: The Mimics of Punjab

And it's also really tricky when scammers say, oh, don't tell mom or dad. You know how they are. They'll have a heart attack, which is such a powerful line, especially if the target's dad did have a heart attack, you know? It's a great reason not to tell them. But these scammers are even more tricky than that.

Darknet Diaries
138: The Mimics of Punjab

And here's another red flag. When a scammer tries to isolate you and get you to not tell anyone else, that should be like a warning sign. Like, wait a minute, why is this a secret? I think I do need to bring this up with someone else in my family. But it's crazy that just a little bit of small talk is how you can get your target to do this.

Darknet Diaries
138: The Mimics of Punjab

And here's another red flag. When a scammer tries to isolate you and get you to not tell anyone else, that should be like a warning sign. Like, wait a minute, why is this a secret? I think I do need to bring this up with someone else in my family. But it's crazy that just a little bit of small talk is how you can get your target to do this.

Darknet Diaries
138: The Mimics of Punjab

I'm still not convinced that these scammers are from India, scamming other people from India. Stay with us, because when we come back from the break, we learn where they're really from. This episode is sponsored by Arctic Wolf. Arctic Wolf, an industry leader in managed security operations, surveyed a thousand security and IT professionals across the globe to better understand them.

Darknet Diaries
138: The Mimics of Punjab

I'm still not convinced that these scammers are from India, scamming other people from India. Stay with us, because when we come back from the break, we learn where they're really from. This episode is sponsored by Arctic Wolf. Arctic Wolf, an industry leader in managed security operations, surveyed a thousand security and IT professionals across the globe to better understand them.

Darknet Diaries
138: The Mimics of Punjab

What are their top priorities, current challenges and future concerns? This survey revealed some startling findings, and you can discover them all in the State of Cybersecurity 2024 Trends Report. Learn why the number of insider threats spikes severely, what lessons can be learned from the year over year change, and how many organizations disclose a breach.

Darknet Diaries
138: The Mimics of Punjab

What are their top priorities, current challenges and future concerns? This survey revealed some startling findings, and you can discover them all in the State of Cybersecurity 2024 Trends Report. Learn why the number of insider threats spikes severely, what lessons can be learned from the year over year change, and how many organizations disclose a breach.

Darknet Diaries
138: The Mimics of Punjab

and what cyber attacks struck 70% of organizations. Download the State of Cybersecurity 2024 Trends Report today at arcticwolf.com forward slash darknet. That's arcticwolf.com forward slash darknet. Okay, so these scammers speak fluent Punjabi, right? And that's a language spoken in the Punjab region. But that region is very interesting.

Darknet Diaries
138: The Mimics of Punjab

and what cyber attacks struck 70% of organizations. Download the State of Cybersecurity 2024 Trends Report today at arcticwolf.com forward slash darknet. That's arcticwolf.com forward slash darknet. Okay, so these scammers speak fluent Punjabi, right? And that's a language spoken in the Punjab region. But that region is very interesting.

Darknet Diaries
138: The Mimics of Punjab

Yeah, Punjab is actually a really big area in South Asia and is shared between Pakistan and India. The two countries have a longstanding feud for loads of reasons, and a similar feud is seen between the Punjabis in India and Pakistan. So even though they share the same language and live right next door to each other, they do not always get along.

Darknet Diaries
138: The Mimics of Punjab

Yeah, Punjab is actually a really big area in South Asia and is shared between Pakistan and India. The two countries have a longstanding feud for loads of reasons, and a similar feud is seen between the Punjabis in India and Pakistan. So even though they share the same language and live right next door to each other, they do not always get along.

Darknet Diaries
138: The Mimics of Punjab

And this may be a reason why people in this area are being targeted. It could be part of the continued feud between Pakistan and India. Tarun actually saw a video of someone who recorded one of these scam calls.

Darknet Diaries
138: The Mimics of Punjab

And this may be a reason why people in this area are being targeted. It could be part of the continued feud between Pakistan and India. Tarun actually saw a video of someone who recorded one of these scam calls.

Darknet Diaries
138: The Mimics of Punjab

The language difference between Punjabi spoken in Pakistan and India is close enough that it can trick a lot of people.