Dangers of AI-voice cloning scams - KING5.com

A California mother was targeted in a sophisticated financial scam involving AI voice technology that mimicked her daughter. The incident resulted in the loss of thousands of dollars after the victim was led to believe her child had been abducted.

What happened

Scammers initiated contact with the mother by calling her and claiming that her daughter had been kidnapped. To heighten the urgency and convince the victim of the situation's authenticity, the perpetrators utilized AI voice cloning technology to replicate the daughter's voice. Believing the life of her child was in immediate danger, the mother complied with the attackers' demands. The scammers explicitly requested a $20,000 ransom payment to secure the supposed release of her daughter. The mother ultimately transferred thousands of dollars to the criminals before the deception was uncovered.