The morning was quite ordinary. Fahim Rahman lives in Banani, Dhaka. Like every other day, he opened Facebook with a cup of tea and saw an urgent message from a close friend: “I’m having trouble with my account, please click this link to help me!” Trusting his friend, Fahim clicked the link without a second thought. Within moments, 50,000 Taka vanished from his bank account. He later found out it wasn’t really his friend—it was a phishing attack created using Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Fahim Rahman is not alone; millions of people around the world are now falling victim to this type of AI-driven fraud. Recently, Europol, Europe’s law enforcement agency, reported with concern that organized crime groups are increasingly using artificial intelligence to expand criminal activities, employing scams, phishing, and deepfake creation on a vast scale.
According to Europol, criminals are using artificial intelligence to lower the costs of committing crimes and are able to earn people’s trust and deceive them much more quickly and effectively. AI-driven deepfake videos, audio, and images look so realistic that ordinary people are easily fooled. Europol’s report states, “The criminal workflow is now becoming fully online. From recruitment to payment processes, everything can now be done rapidly, more efficiently, and beyond the reach of law enforcement using AI.”
One of the most alarming predictions in this situation is that in the near future, there may be AI systems capable of planning and executing crimes autonomously—without any direct human control. Due to weak legal frameworks and ever-changing technology, law enforcement agencies may soon be facing entirely algorithm-controlled criminal networks.
Professor Dr. Sajjad Hossain of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Dhaka said, “The more advanced technology becomes, the greater the misuse. Law enforcement needs to prepare to tackle AI-based crimes right now. Otherwise, the situation may spiral out of control.”
However, AI specialist Dr. Tasnim Jaman said, “International coordination and strong legal frameworks are essential to regulate the use of AI. The technology itself isn’t bad; the problem lies in its misuse.”
Citizens are expressing concern about this new threat. Businessman Mahfuz Ahmed said, “Now I can’t even tell what’s true and what’s false. Technology was supposed to make our lives easier, but now it feels like it’s creating new risks for us.” University student Tanzina Rahman said, “With the way deepfake videos are spreading on social media, it’s become genuinely difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.” Meanwhile, IT professional Ariful Islam said, “Even for those of us in tech, tackling this problem has become tough. Every day there are new tricks.”
Experts believe that awareness and robust laws are the main tools to tackle this challenge. Europol’s warning is a clear message to new policy-makers globally: If we want to stay one step ahead of criminals, action must be taken now regarding the use of AI.
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