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About half of Indians surveyed said that they are unable to differentiate between the real and cloned voice of a person while 83 per cent of the victims of voice scams have faced the loss of money, online security firm McAfee said in a report. The survey of 7,054 people was conducted in seven countries, including 1,010 respondents from India, around artificial intelligence-enabled voice scams by imposters. The report suggests using a verbal codeword among family members and trusted close friends as one of the protective measures from voice scams. "About half (47 per cent) of Indian adults have experienced or know someone who has experienced some kind of AI voice scam, which is almost double the global average (25 per cent). 83 per cent of Indian victims said they had a loss of money- with 48 per cent losing over Rs 50,000," the report said. McAfee conducted a survey on how artificial intelligence (AI) technology is fueling a rise in online voice scams, with just three seconds of au