{"id":15066,"date":"2025-05-06T15:43:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T15:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyai.com\/?p=15066"},"modified":"2026-10-24T18:18:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T18:18:52","slug":"whatsapp-warning-uk-parents-scammed-out-of-500k-by-ai-that-pretends-to-be-their-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyai.com\/nl\/2025\/05\/whatsapp-warning-uk-parents-scammed-out-of-500k-by-ai-that-pretends-to-be-their-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp-waarschuwing: Britse ouders opgelicht voor \u00a3500.000 door AI die zich voordoet als hun kinderen."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Een golf van door AI aangedreven oplichtingspraktijken overspoelt WhatsApp en kost Britse gezinnen alleen al in 2025 bijna een half miljoen pond, en het is pas mei.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cybercriminelen combineren nu oude trucs met nieuwe technologie. In de steeds veranderende wereld van cybercriminelen combineren ze oude trucs met nieuwe technologie. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13032661\/text-message-scam-Nina-Merrilees-hi-Mum.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c&quot;Hallo mam&quot;-oplichting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Oplichters doen zich via WhatsApp voor als een dierbare en vragen om dringend geld.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>De twist<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ze gebruiken nu door AI gegenereerde spraakberichten om <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/ai-being-used-mimic-children-003800221.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADEm-Z21sA0mgSK2IQ1LFbNvvwuRR-xTvkCqsV8Nnp0oMwtYCT6zgaV5LhIjmCAU8G5ywoKxe6jWJZg_gBcIiOYios2ana4Hr565j12KatDVkfnG957xAp7dB3Qbvw-2WPenhyicq7hvqXrIYmX06GpF5ECCJug0StbmMEqdpEKh\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kinderstemmen nabootsen,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> waardoor de misleiding angstaanjagend overtuigend wordt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c&quot;Oplichters worden steeds beter in het manipuleren van mensen... het klonen van een stem is nu eenvoudig, zelfs in een oogwenk.&quot;\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aldus Jake Moore, wereldwijd adviseur cyberbeveiliging bij ESET.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>In cijfers:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">506 WhatsApp-oplichtingspraktijken sinds januari 2025<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">De slachtoffers verloren \u00a3490.606 ($651.230)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alleen al in april: 135 gevallen, \u00a3127.417 verloren.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Hoe het werkt:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Je ontvangt een WhatsApp-bericht van een onbekend nummer: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHoi mam, ik ben mijn telefoon kwijt.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ze beweren dat ze geen toegang meer hebben tot hun bank.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ze sturen een spraakbericht en het <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">geluiden<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> zoals je kind.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ze vragen je dringend om geld over te maken naar een nieuwe rekening.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-15073 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/900EB4EF-656A-4B84-90ED-6076F76AFF13-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"942\" height=\"942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/900EB4EF-656A-4B84-90ED-6076F76AFF13-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dailyai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/900EB4EF-656A-4B84-90ED-6076F76AFF13-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dailyai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/900EB4EF-656A-4B84-90ED-6076F76AFF13-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/dailyai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/900EB4EF-656A-4B84-90ED-6076F76AFF13-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dailyai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/900EB4EF-656A-4B84-90ED-6076F76AFF13-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dailyai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/900EB4EF-656A-4B84-90ED-6076F76AFF13-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/dailyai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/900EB4EF-656A-4B84-90ED-6076F76AFF13-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/dailyai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/900EB4EF-656A-4B84-90ED-6076F76AFF13-878x878.jpeg 878w, https:\/\/dailyai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/900EB4EF-656A-4B84-90ED-6076F76AFF13-60x60.jpeg 60w, https:\/\/dailyai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/900EB4EF-656A-4B84-90ED-6076F76AFF13-480x480.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/dailyai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/900EB4EF-656A-4B84-90ED-6076F76AFF13-24x24.jpeg 24w, https:\/\/dailyai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/900EB4EF-656A-4B84-90ED-6076F76AFF13-48x48.jpeg 48w, https:\/\/dailyai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/900EB4EF-656A-4B84-90ED-6076F76AFF13-96x96.jpeg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Een screenshot van een fragment uit de WhatsApp-oplichting met het sms-bericht &#039;Hoi mam&#039;.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Foto: Santander<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><b>Het gevaar<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oplichters verzamelen via sociale media spraakfragmenten en persoonlijke gegevens. Vervolgens gebruiken ze generatieve AI om de stem te klonen en een geloofwaardig verhaal te verzinnen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIk heb mijn eigen moeder voor de gek kunnen houden met een AI-versie van mijn stem.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Moore geeft het toe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Wie loopt risico:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ouders met actieve kinderen op sociale media<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oudere gebruikers zijn minder bekend met AI-trucs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iedereen die berichten ontvangt van onbekende nummers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Wat u kunt doen:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Altijd <\/span>Bel terug naar een opgeslagen nummer voordat je geld overmaakt.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Spreek &#039;codewoorden&#039; af binnen het gezin om echte noodgevallen te herkennen.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Maak nooit geld over naar een nieuwe rekening zonder bevestiging.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Meld oplichting via 7726 (Britse meldlijn voor oplichting).<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Als u slachtoffer wordt, neem dan onmiddellijk contact op met uw bank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Blijf waakzaam<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oplichting met behulp van AI ontwikkelt zich snel. Hoewel WhatsApp versleuteld is, kan het niet voorkomen dat iemand met jouw nummer je berichten stuurt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c&quot;Deze oplichtingspraktijken ontwikkelen zich razendsnel.&quot;\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> zegt Chris Ainsley, hoofd fraude bij Santander.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI heeft een veelvoorkomende oplichtingstruc enorm versneld. Als uw kind belt vanaf een onbekend nummer en om geld vraagt, denk dan goed na. Bel het kind vervolgens terug op het nummer dat u w\u00e9l kent.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Een golf van door AI aangedreven oplichtingspraktijken overspoelt WhatsApp en kost Britse gezinnen alleen al in 2025 bijna een half miljoen pond, en het is pas mei. Cybercriminelen combineren nu oude trucs met nieuwe technologie. Bij de steeds verder ontwikkelende &quot;Hoi mam&quot;-oplichting doen fraudeurs zich via WhatsApp voor als een dierbare en vragen om noodgeld. De twist: ze gebruiken nu door AI gegenereerde spraakberichten om kinderstemmen na te bootsen, waardoor de misleiding angstaanjagend overtuigend wordt. &quot;Oplichters worden steeds beter in het manipuleren van mensen... het klonen van elke stem is nu eenvoudig, zelfs in een paar seconden&quot;, zegt Jake Moore, wereldwijd cybersecurity-adviseur bij ESET. 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