A voice cloning scam is when a criminal uses AI to generate a fake version of the voice or a friend or family member, claiming to be in trouble and needing money urgently. While these scams have been ...

As technology advances, scams are becoming quite sophisticated. One of the latest threats is AI voice cloning which a malicious party can use to make it seem like they have a loved one held hostage.

Families across the United States now face a fraud threat that did not exist at scale even two years ago: criminals cloning a relative’s voice from a short audio clip posted online, then calling to ...