They denounce scam attempts supplanting two Spanish bishops

In recent days, at least two scam attempts have been denounced, supplanting the bishops of the Spanish dioceses of Segovia, Mons. Jesús Vidal, and Orihuela Alicante, Mons. José Ignacio Munilla, in one of the cases, using artificial intelligence to clone the voice.

As reported Europa Pressseveral priests from the Diocese of Segovia have received telephone calls in which they were asked for a donation of 2,200 euros to “be able to access an inheritance of 40,0000 euros that a woman wanted to read the parish.”

“All those affected by the calls agree that the voice was very similar to that of the new Bishop of Segovia, who has been just a month and a half in his position, so neither the religious of the diocese nor the faithful still have perfectly identified their voice,” the agency details.

There is the circumstance that the priests of Segovia They had recently received training on the use of artificial intelligence And concluded that “the tools they propose are practices, especially for administrative work or the digitalization of documents, although there is a great risk of manipulation and the danger of decompromising the world and getting away from reality,” according to the diocese itself.

For his part, the bishop of Orihuela-Aliante, Mons. José Ignacio Munilla, sent a message last Wednesday through the WhatsApp groups in which he disseminates his daily reflections of the Gospel and other catechetical contents warning of a possible fraud.

“From this channel EnTiConfio We never call on the phone or write to those who participate in it. Any person who speaks on behalf of Mons. Munilla is a fraud of any kind. Ignore and block that contact, ”he said in a taxative way.

It is not the first time that Mons. Munilla warns of possible scams in his name. In September 2023, he denounced that some “sects” tried to “get adherents with deceptions and lies” among those who follow the contents of the prelate.

On the other hand, the message appreciated the interest of many for spreading to give access to the Canastiarra bishop channel in WhatsApp reported that, thanks to artificial intelligence, they have begun to spread the daily homily in German, English and Portuguese.

For this, several channels have been created on YouTube (German, English y Portuguese). To receive homilies in these languages ​​through Whastapp you have to write to the number +34 625 568 568 with the word Anmelden (for German), sing up (for English) and Adesao (for Portuguese).