The Rise of AI Deepfakes in West African Fraud
It is a typical Tuesday morning when Joojo, a manager at a wholesale shop, receives a video call from an unknown number. On the screen appears his boss—same face, same voice, same mannerisms. The message is urgent. “Some goods will be coming in and need to be cleared. I’m sending a prompt to the work mobile money SIM. Just type in the PIN now before the supplier gets there.” Moments later, the money is gone.