Italy authorities investigate a Telephone scam for which money is demanded from entrepreneurs and celebrities in the country, including fashion designer Giorgio Armani and the president of Prada, Patrizio Bertelli; On behalf of the Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto. Several media indicate that fraud would imply artificial intelligence (AI) that imitates the voice of Crosetto, which has denounced these facts.
The scam, investigated by the Prosecutor’s Office of Milan (North), consists of a phone call in which someone, on behalf of the Minister of Defense, asked for money for a Secret operation aimed at releasing Rapped Italians In countries of the Middle East. The fraud victims were contacted by the “team” of the minister.
The last affected has been the businessman and former president of Inter Milan Massimo Moratti, who received a call in the name of the minister to ask for money, he explained himself in an interview with The repubblica. “They are good, I mean that everything seemed absolutely truthful. I know that something like that can happen, but I did not expect it, “he said, without giving more details of whether he got the amount claimed.
Crosetto himself has denounced these facts in his social networks to warn his acquaintances and has revealed that An entrepreneur to pay with a “very high” transfer, although without specifying the figure.
“I use this means to warn A serious scam, absurd facts started on Tuesday with the call of a friend, A great businessman, to ask me why my secretariat had called his to ask for my mobile phone. He replies that it is absurd, because he already had it, and that it was impossible. I verify and confirm that no one had called him. Therefore, I forgot the subject, “he explained.
However, according to the minister, an hour later his secretary receives a new call from Another businessman who asked for his personal number To contact him.
“He calls me and tells me that he has been contacted by me and then general Another businessman was contacted by another supposed official of the Ministry. Today it happened to me twice: great entrepreneurs contacted in my name “he has denounced.
Therefore, Crosetto has put all these facts in the knowledge of the Prosecutor’s Office and has decided to make it public so that “No one runs the risk of falling into the trap.”
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