Microsoft has raised alarm over a new wave of artificial intelligence-powered scams threatening Nigeria’s growing digital economy, identifying e-commerce fraud, job scams, and tech support fraud as the top three AI-driven schemes to watch in 2025.
The tech giant disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, warning that the increased accessibility of generative AI tools is helping cybercriminals scale up their operations with alarming precision and believability.
According to Microsoft’s Cyber Signals report, the proliferation of generative AI is making it easier and cheaper for scammers to produce convincing fake content.
E-commerce fraud tops the list, with scammers leveraging AI to spin up fake online stores that mimic legitimate platforms.
