04-27, 10:55–11:25 (Europe/London), Main Room (Ballroom) - Track 1
How everything can be faked and simple ways to debunk them as fakes.
We discuss the ways everything online can be faked, from spoofing phone numbers to creating virtual webcams to using AI to create deepfaked voices, combined with animating an image to make it appear as if the person is talking. Several of the ways will be shown using demonstrations
Wayne discovered the world of scambaiting in 2005 and has since become deeply involved with both baiting and helping those who have been scammed. In 2012 he created scamsurvivors.com alongside a group of likeminded people. He has appeared in the media worldwide, on such programs in the UK as Crimewatch, Victoria Derbyshire, Scam Interceptors and The Kyle Files as well as both BBC and ITV news.