Warning that 'shallowfake' images are the 'next big scam' to hit Britain: ... trends now
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Fraudsters are using 'shallowfake' technology to tamper with photos of car damage in the 'latest big scam' which is driving up insurance costs, the industry has warned.
Scammers are doctoring photos and documents to make fake claims for thousands of pounds to con insurers.
Insurer LV said cases with distorted images, videos, and images had rocketed by 300 per cent in 2023 and described 'shallowfake' photos as having 'all the signs of becoming the latest big scam to hit the insurance industry'.
Software readily available to fraudsters means they can easily manipulate the photos, Zurich's head of fraud Scott Clayton said.
He warned fraudsters are photoshopping registration numbers onto total loss vehicles and making claims.
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In one known case, a picture of a tradesman's van had been lifted from his business's social media page
It was then doctored with cracks on the front bumper (circled above) which scammers claimed had been caused in an accident
In one known case, a picture of a tradesman's van had been lifted from his business's social media page and then doctored with cracks on the front bumper which scammers claimed had been caused in an accident.
