{"id":267006,"date":"2026-06-07T21:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T01:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/impersonation-scams-on-the-rise-rbfcu-warns-of-increased-ai-bank-fraud\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T01:25:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:25:32","slug":"impersonation-scams-on-the-rise-rbfcu-warns-of-increased-ai-bank-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/impersonation-scams-on-the-rise-rbfcu-warns-of-increased-ai-bank-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Impersonation scams on the rise: RBFCU warns of increased AI bank fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"

Impersonation scams on the rise: RBFCU warns of increased AI bank fraud<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2026\/06\/06\/impersonation-scams-on-the-rise-rbfcu-warns-of-increase-of-ai-bank-fraud\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-07 21:09:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.ksat.com<\/a><\/p>\n

SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 Fraud experts are warning about a growing scam, fueled by artificial intelligence, that attempts to steal money and personal information by impersonating family members or legitimate financial institutions.<\/p>\n

Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union warned its members that these scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve seen a surge in really the more sophisticated impersonation scams where our members are getting calls from what appears to be RBFCU based on the caller ID,\u201d said Brian Munsterteiger, the credit union\u2019s Senior Vice President of Central Operations.<\/p>\n

Scammers can manipulate caller ID information to make it appear as though the call is coming from a legitimate phone number, even when it is not.<\/p>\n

Victims are often told there is suspicious activity on their account or that their money is at risk, according to fraud experts.<\/p>\n

Once trust is established, Munsterteiger said scammers attempt to create a sense of urgency.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re typically validating some type of transaction, which is not a real transaction,\u201d Munsterteiger said. \u201cThey\u2019re gaining the member\u2019s trust by, of course, making it seem like it\u2019s coming from the RBFCU phone number and by saying they\u2019re an RBFCU employee.\u201d<\/p>\n

In some cases, Musterteiger said victims are persuaded to provide usernames, passwords or one-time security passcodes. In other cases, scammers convince victims to transfer money or withdraw cash and hand it over to a courier under the guise of protecting their funds.<\/p>\n

Fraud experts said artificial intelligence is making these scams even more convincing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe spoofing that they\u2019re doing, the impersonation that they\u2019re doing, they\u2019re able to use real people\u2019s voices,\u201d Munsterteiger said. \u201cIt sounds real. I\u2019ve heard some of these phone calls. They\u2019re very good.\u201d<\/p>\n

The warning comes as voice-cloning scams continue to gain attention nationwide.<\/p>\n

AI tools can now generate copies of a person\u2019s voice using only a small amount of audio,…<\/p>\n

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