TikTok scam detection guide

A flat AI voice narrates over generic stock footage, claiming a 'method' that earned someone $10K in a week. The link in bio leads to a paid course, an MLM, or a sketchy investment platform. Spot it by the voice — flat cadence, no breaths — and the lack of any verifiable identity.

Generated faces with consistent shoulder-up framing, smooth skin, and impossible lighting. They promote products that don't exist or that ship inferior goods. Reverse-image search the face and check whether the account name appears anywhere else on the internet.

A real-looking creator account (sometimes hijacked) posts a giveaway and asks viewers to DM 'CLAIM' to a different handle. The second handle then asks for a small 'shipping fee' or wallet seed phrase. No legitimate giveaway requires either.

Face-swap deepfakes of well-known investors or celebrities appear to endorse a coin or platform. The clip is short, the audio is cloned, and the call to action points to a website. Check the celebrity's verified channels — if they aren't running the campaign there, they aren't running it.

Step one: account history. Step two: source verification on any claim. Step three: run the clip through a TikTok-tuned detector for face-coherence and audio-sync signals. Step four: do not act on the call to action under any circumstance — close the app and approach the topic from a clean search.