AI Scammers Swindle Elderly Man

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Scammers swindle elderly California man out of $25K by using AI voice technology to claim his son was in ‘horrible accident,’ needed money for bail: ‘Absolutely his voice’

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A California senior citizen was swindled out of $ 25,000 by scammers using an AI voice mimicking his son to make him believe his loved one was involved in a “horrible accident” and needed money to be bailed out of jail.

The man, identified only as Anthony , said he received a call from who he believed to be his son, saying he had struck a pregnant woman while driving, and she was “rushed to the ICU ” Anthony said he tried calling his son but his call was sent to voicemail.

The worried father then went to his bank and told the teller he needed large sum of money for solar panel installation.

Saeger said scammers will go through “video posts” on social media as a way for them to capture voices and clone them to use to defraud others.

She also revealed that Uber or Lyft drivers are usually uninvolved in the con and are just hired to complete the task completely unaware that they are even part of the scam.

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