{"id":105,"date":"2026-05-09T20:32:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T20:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=105"},"modified":"2026-05-09T20:32:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T20:32:57","slug":"scammers-are-using-ai-to-make-fake-voicemail-emails-look-more-convincing-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=105","title":{"rendered":"Scammers are using AI to make fake voicemail emails look more convincing than ever"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Phishing emails claiming you have a new voicemail are on the rise, and experts say AI is making them harder to spot.<\/p>\n

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A new phishing scam is hitting inboxes, and it’s designed to play a simple psychological trick \u2014 it looks like it’s coming from your own phone or message system.<\/p>\n

The subject line may read “You’ve received a new voicemail” or “Missed call notification.” Scammers are counting on you to think you may have missed an important call.<\/p>\n

Ken Colburn of Data Doctors says there’s been an uptick in these emails.<\/p>\n

“It’s like an updated AI version of the old email scams,” Colburn said.<\/p>\n

“It’s the same game that it’s always been, but now it’s being presented as a voice message,” Colburn said.<\/p>\n

The emails are typically vague \u2014 and that’s on purpose.<\/p>\n

“You’ll get an email notification saying that you have a voice message. But if you haven’t signed up for one of these services, and you get these emails, it’s just another scammer’s first attempt to try to get you to communicate with them,” Colburn said.<\/p>\n

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The lack of detail is intentional.<\/p>\n

“They’re just trying to get you to go, what the heck is this? And try to get you to click on the link,” Colburn said.<\/p>\n

But what’s behind the link isn’t real. Colburn said scammers can “booby trap” a file that looks like a voicemail, and it could be malicious. The link may also be designed to scare you into calling a phone number, to start the process of taking advantage of you \u2014 because they’re hoping you’ll be concerned about the contents of the voicemail.<\/p>\n

“So, the scammers have said, okay, we got to switch it up,” Colburn said.<\/p>\n

How to protect yourself<\/p>\n

Here’s what to do if one of these emails lands in your inbox:<\/p>\n