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Incident 8917 Reports
AI Voice Scam Targets Westchester Parents with Fake Kidnapping Ransom Calls
2025-01-08
Scammers used AI voice synthesis to mimic children’s voices in fake kidnapping calls, demanding ransom payments from parents in the Peekskill School District of Westchester, New York. The synthetic voices were reportedly generated from social media voice samples
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AI Voice Cloning of Ari Melber Allegedly Exploited in Scam Targeting Elderly Woman
2024-12-16
A scammer allegedly impersonated MSNBC anchor Ari Melber using AI-generated voice messages and a fake social media profile to defraud a 73-year-old woman, Patricia Taylor. Over four months, the scammer reportedly manipulated her into believing they were in a relationship, ultimately convincing her to send $20,000.
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