AI scams4 min read
Your mom's voice on the phone might not be your mom
AI can clone a voice from 3 seconds of audio. The 'family emergency' call is the new Nigerian prince.
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Scammers scrape voices off TikTok, Instagram reels, voicemail greetings — anywhere your loved ones speak online. Three seconds is all they need.
The play: a panicked call from a 'crying' relative who needs gift cards / wire transfer / bail money RIGHT NOW. The voice sounds real because it kind of is.
The fix: agree on a family safe-word today. Something dumb. Something a stranger would never guess. 'Pickle bandit.' Whatever. If they can't say it, hang up.