Scam category
AI impersonation scams
AI impersonation scams use cloned voices, deepfaked identity signals, or synthetic authority to push victims into urgent action before they verify what is real.
Category activity
“AI voice scam”
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- The caller sounds real but refuses normal verification.
- A second person appears to validate the story and increase pressure.
- The scam demands secrecy, payment, or credentials immediately.
Common searches
AI voice clone family emergency scam
A caller sounds exactly like a family member in distress and pressures the victim to send money immediately before verifying the story.
Hang up and call the family member back directly using a known number.
Parents
U.S.
AI school injury parent call scam
A caller with a child's cloned voice says there has been a school injury and demands immediate payment before the parent verifies the story.
Call the school or student directly using a known number before taking any action.
Parents
U.S.
Fake boss wire approval voice note scam
A finance employee receives a convincing voice note from what sounds like the CEO approving an urgent same-day wire.
Call the executive or use the internal approval flow before sending funds.
Finance teams
Global
AI celebrity livestream crypto giveaway scam
A livestream uses a celebrity deepfake to promote a limited-time crypto giveaway that promises to send back more than you transfer.
Assume send-to-receive crypto giveaways are fraudulent and report the channel.
Crypto traders
Global
Fake lawyer court date payment call
A caller pretending to be a lawyer uses cloned voices and legal jargon to say you missed a court date and need to pay immediately to avoid arrest.
End the call and contact the court through its public website or number.
Older adults
U.S.
AI hospital billing emergency call scam
A caller claiming to be hospital staff uses synthetic voice cues and background noise to pressure a family into paying for urgent treatment.
Contact the hospital through its official number and verify the patient before paying.
Families
U.S.
AI police bail demand scam
A victim hears a distressed relative followed by a fake officer who demands bail money through wire transfer or gift cards.
Call the relative or local precinct directly using a public number.
Grandparents
U.S.
Cloned voice kidnapping message scam
A victim receives a voice note and chat messages claiming a loved one has been kidnapped and must not be contacted.
Contact the loved one through a separate channel and alert local police if needed.
Families
Global
Deepfake payroll change voice note scam
A payroll administrator receives a voice note from what sounds like the CFO asking for a confidential executive payroll update.
Freeze the change until the executive confirms through the normal payroll process.
Payroll staff
Global
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