AI voice scams on the rise: ‘Scammer’s voice was exactly like my nephew’s’

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Updated on: 18 January,2024 06:40 AM IST | Mumbai
Shirish Vaktania | mailbag@mid-day.com

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Scamsters have started using AI technology to dupe their unsuspecting victims
A 70-year-old man from Andheri was cheated out of Rs 3.7 lakh
The scamster used AI to make a cloned voice call pretending to be the man’s nephew

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