DC AG issues warning about deepfake telemarketing scams

Everyone knows to be especially careful of scams these days. It could be a text about an unpaid toll, or maybe a caller says you have unpaid taxes, but what if the person who?s asking you for money sounds or looks just like someone you love? D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb issued a consumer alert late last week, "warning of sophisticated telemarketing scams that target victims with fake audio or video recordings of people they know.