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Steve's parents deepfake (May 2025)
Scammers used AI voice-cloning technology to impersonate Steve's parents and demanded money. Steve transferred $750 to a Venmo account before realizing it was a deepfake.
- Incident date
- May 2025
- Target
- Steve's parents
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Scammers used AI voice-cloning technology to impersonate Steve's parents and demanded money. Steve transferred $750 to a Venmo account before realizing it was a deepfake.