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The Sawyers deepfake (Mar 2026)
The Sawyers lost $2.5 million to scammers using AI voice cloning and impersonation techniques. The scammers used a believable British accent and financial market terms to induce them to invest in a fraudulent scheme.
- Incident date
- Mar 2026
- Target
- The Sawyers
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
The Sawyers lost $2.5 million to scammers using AI voice cloning and impersonation techniques. The scammers used a believable British accent and financial market terms to induce them to invest in a fraudulent scheme.