The Privacy Commissioner said that scammers use AI to make fake websites that are hard to tell apart from real ones.

The commissioner said that visa applications have a lot of personal information, and search engines should remove fake websites.

Some people searched for visa applications online and clicked on fake websites, which asked for their personal information and money.

People gave their names, passport numbers, and other information before realizing the website was fake.

Some people lost more than $38 in these scams.

Fake websites often have similar addresses to real ones but with small mistakes.

The commissioner advised people to check the website address carefully and make sure it ends with '.gov'.

She also said that the first result in a search is not always the official website, and people should be careful with unexpected calls or emails.

The office showed examples of fake websites for Canada, Thailand, and the UK.

Other countries like Spain and the US were also targeted by these scammers.