AI Scams in the USA

美國的 AI 詐騙

Jun 6, 2026, 19:23
USTechnology

Introduction

Many people in the USA lost a lot of money. Bad people used AI to steal this money.

許多美國人損失了大量金錢。不法分子利用 AI 來盜取這些錢財。

Main Body

The FBI says people lost 900 million dollars in 2025. Bad people use AI to make fake videos and voices. They pretend to be family or government workers. This makes the lies look real.

FBI 表示 2025 年人們共損失了 9 億美元。不法分子利用 AI 製作虛假影片和聲音，偽裝成家人或政府職員，讓謊言看起來非常真實。

Young people are now targets too. People under 20 years old have more problems now. AI helps bad people send thousands of fake messages every minute.

現在年輕人也成了目標。20 歲以下的人目前面臨更多問題。AI 幫助不法分子每分鐘能發送數以千計的虛假訊息。

Some people want the government to punish the companies that make AI. The FBI says you must check who is calling you. Do not put too much personal information online.

有些人希望政府懲罰開發 AI 的公司。FBI 提醒您必須核實來電者的身分，不要在網上公開過多個人資訊。

Conclusion

AI scams are growing. Everyone must be very careful and report these crimes.

AI 詐騙正持續增加。每個人都必須非常小心並舉報這些犯罪行為。

Vocabulary Learning

🔍 Focus: 'Action Words' for the Present

In the text, we see words like lost, used, and says. Let's look at how we talk about things happening now versus things that already happened.

The Pattern: Now vs. Then

  • Right Now (Present):
    • The FBI says... →\rightarrow (This is a fact today)
    • AI helps... →\rightarrow (This happens every day)
  • Finished (Past):
    • People lost money... →\rightarrow (It happened already)
    • Bad people used AI... →\rightarrow (The action is over)

🛠️ Word Building: 'The-Word' and 'A-Word'

Notice how the writer uses these small words to point at things:

  1. A / An (Any one) →\rightarrow a lot of money, a fake video
  2. The (A specific one) →\rightarrow the USA, the FBI, the companies

Quick Tip: Use 'the' when the other person knows exactly which thing you are talking about!

Vocabulary Learning

scams (n.)
Dishonest plans to get money from people
Example:Be careful of phone scams that ask for your bank details.
pretend (v.)
To act like someone or something you are not
Example:The bad person tried to pretend he was a police officer.
targets (n.)
People or things that are attacked or chosen
Example:Young people are often targets for online scams.
punish (v.)
To make someone suffer for doing something wrong
Example:The judge will punish the thief with a fine.
personal information (n.)
Private details about a person, like a home address
Example:Do not share your personal information with strangers.
report (v.)
To tell the police or an official person about a crime
Example:You should report the crime to the FBI immediately.
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