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Families (specifically, a Jefferson County mother and Mike Capstick) deepfake (Mar 2025)
AI voice cloning scams targeting families by mimicking their children's voices to extort money. At least two specific incidents are reported, one in an unspecified month/year and another in April 2024. Scammers use…
- Incident date
- Mar 2025
- Target
- Families (specifically, a Jefferson County mother and Mike Capstick)
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
AI voice cloning scams targeting families by mimicking their children's voices to extort money. At least two specific incidents are reported, one in an unspecified month/year and another in April 2024. Scammers use social media videos to create the fake voices. The FBI reported approximately $2 million in losses from these scams in a single year.