KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 4 -- Scams used to be easy to spot - all it took was some bad grammar, a weird link, or a dodgy phone call.

But in today's digital era, fraudsters are using artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate people we know and trust in order to steal money or personal data.

Malay Mail has compiled some of the real-life scams behind AI-powered fraud wave:

Voice-cloning scams via phone or WhatsApp

In May this year, a woman in Selangor lost RM5,000 after falling victim to a sophisticated voice cloning scam that used AI to mimic her employer's voice, The Rakyat Post reported.

The incident occurred during a routine workday at a local shop when the company phone rang repeatedly.

On the line was someone who sounded exactly like...