AI voice cloning scam

5 Jul 2023 · 1 min

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In this public‑service style video, the speaker warns that scammers are increasingly using AI‑generated voice clones to impersonate children or grandchildren and extort money from worried parents and grandparents. The scams typically involve a fabricated kidnapping or abuse scenario, where the fraudster demands wire transfers or gift cards, often using a voice that sounds exactly like the victim’s child after only three seconds of audio have been captured. The speaker emphasizes the emotional manipulation at play and promises practical, real‑time detection methods to help viewers recognize when a cloned voice is being used, urging vigilance and specific precautionary steps.

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There is a frightening increase in the use of cloned voices created by artificial intelligence to scam parents and grandparents, and these scams are almost impossible to detect. I'm going to give you some solutions to detect that this is going on even while it's happening, but you have to remember that these people are preying on your fear and panic. In some of these cases, these scammers have convinced parents and grandparents that they have kidnapped their child or grandchild and they are going to abuse them in some way. Then they ask for a cash payment to obtain the release of the child or grandchild. The caller may ask you to wire or transfer money to them or to go and get them a gift card, and they may use a cloned voice of your child or grandchild to convince you to do that. Only 3 seconds of audio of your voice is needed to clone it with artificial intelligence. And if you hear a screaming voice on the phone that sounds exactly like your child, you can be quickly convinced to hand over a large sum of money. So what can you do to help detect that this