<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=25Kh71_0pFqTlVD00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=25Kh71_0pFqTlVD00" width="1200" height="675" >LEE COUNTY, Fla. — You might hear their voices every day on the way to work or drive home, but now, fraudsters are cloning your favorite radio personalities.These scammers are trying to trick listeners into believing that disc jockeys are reaching out to them on social media accounts and perhaps even by phone.If you have ever tried to win that big prize on the radio, you could be the target audience for scammers.<nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate>Radio stations, like Sunny 106.3 and B-103.9, are warning the public that scammers are trying to deceive listeners.Whether you listen to Stan and Haney, 96 K-Rock, or Gina Birch on Sunny 106.3, scammers are targeting radio personalities and their listeners by posing as familiar voices.A public service announcement airing on all of the Beasley Media Group stations warns listeners to be aware of fake social media accounts pretending to be them.Birch has been on the radio in Southwest Florida since the mid-1990s, so many people trust her image and voice.“We have listeners and people who trust us in the media,” Birch said. “I hate that somebody would use the media, TV, or radio to scam somebody.” In many cases, scammers around the country will notify listeners that they won a contest.<nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate>“Scammers are going and starting fake social media accounts, reaching out to different listeners, telling them they won a prize, and directing them to a website to put their credit card information in,” explained AJ Lurie of Beasley Media Group.Lurie, who manages the company’s local broadcast stations, is worried scammers could use “AI” technology to clone familiar voices.“It’s a huge concern. That’s why we’re doing everything we can to stay in front of it,” Lurie said.He also wants to remind listeners they will never ask for anything in exchange for a prize.The station’s 30-second PSA concludes with a warning to be safe and stay vigilant.Anyone who suspects they are a victim of the radio scam is encouraged to reach out to the station. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate>Then, if it is determined they were scammed, people will be connected with the local authorities.</div></body>

Mountain View, CA

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — You might hear their voices every day on the way to work or drive home, but now, fraudsters are cloning your favorite radio personalities. These scammers are trying to trick listeners into believing that disc jockeys are reaching out to them on social media accounts and perhaps even by phone.