Deepfake case study · Audio
Parents, elderly individuals, dating app users, and non-English speakers deepfake (Jul 2025)
Scammers use AI to mimic voices of loved ones in fake emergency situations like kidnappings. Americans lost more than $12.5 billion to AI voice scams in 2023.
- Incident date
- Jul 2025
- Target
- Parents, elderly individuals, dating app users, and non-English speakers
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Scammers use AI to mimic voices of loved ones in fake emergency situations like kidnappings. Americans lost more than $12.5 billion to AI voice scams in 2023.