Scammers Use AI to Clone Voices and Trick People Into Sending Money
• Scammers are using AI to clone people's voices and trick people, especially older adults, into sending money • It's extremely easy to create convincing fake audio using free websites • In one example, a professor's voice was cloned asking for a fake wire transfer in seconds • The FTC says consumers lost $3 billion to impersonation scams in 2023 • People should be cautious of requests for money from "family" and verify identities directly before sending funds