According to 1M AI News , today is March 15th, International Consumer Rights Day, and Chinese domestic media have exposed a number of cases of fraud using AI technology.
Recently, several consumers reported to CNR.cn that many companies are advertising on various platforms using slogans like "AI-powered automatic sales" and "easily earn tens of thousands of yuan per month while lying down." These companies lure users to private live streams and WeChat groups, then induce them to purchase courses and service packages, using exaggerated claims to exploit or even defraud them . An investigation revealed that with the promotion and popularization of various AI tools, short video platforms are rife with fraudulent activities. Many companies ostensibly teach people how to use AI to edit videos, conduct e-commerce, and sell products through video, but in reality, they use inflated courses and fabricated earnings to defraud students of franchise fees and service fees, using the guise of AI to make money. Many consumers, after realizing they have been scammed, often find themselves with no recourse.
In addition, a joint investigation team composed of reporters from the IN Investigation Studio and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Financial News Studio of the Southern Finance Media Group conducted an investigation into financial irregularities such as the black and gray markets, high-interest loans, violent debt collection, and illegal securities activities. The investigation revealed that fraud gangs exploited the A-share investment boom, using AI technology to forge "stock recommendation videos by influential figures" to commit fraud.
