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Florence Wheeler deepfake (Feb 2025)
A Wichita mother, Florence Wheeler, was almost scammed out of $25,000 using AI to clone her son John's voice. The scammer convinced her that John had been in an accident and needed bail money. Wheeler initially felt…
- Incident date
- Feb 2025
- Target
- Florence Wheeler
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
A Wichita mother, Florence Wheeler, was almost scammed out of $25,000 using AI to clone her son John's voice. The scammer convinced her that John had been in an accident and needed bail money. Wheeler initially felt it was a scam but the cloned voice triggered panic. She proceeded to the bank to withdraw the money before her daughter-in-law called, revealing the scam.