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From manipulated photos to fake video calls, deepfakes pose new risks in home sales

If you’re buying or selling a home, beware: The agent on your video call may not be real. A growing number of scammers are using deepfakes — a form of artificial intelligence that can convincingly mimic a person’s face, voice or identity — to impersonate real estate agents, buyers, sellers and title officers. Their goal is to steal personal information and listing details or divert significant sums of money tied to a transaction.

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