I’ve heard of this scam happening maybe a decade ago with my extended family. The voice was a real person overseas with a lot of exp tricking grandparents. Scammers only had basic information.
They act as a freaked out kid and the victim gets roped in. They scam for thousands of dollars each time, even succeeding a few times a day would net a big profit. Also cell connections are low fidelity, I bet that aids their ability to trick the victim.
Yeah, my dad called me one day asking if my brother was out if the country because our grandma got a call saying he was kidnapped in Mexico and she needed to put up money for his release.
Are we sure it’s AI?
I’ve heard of this scam happening maybe a decade ago with my extended family. The voice was a real person overseas with a lot of exp tricking grandparents. Scammers only had basic information.
They act as a freaked out kid and the victim gets roped in. They scam for thousands of dollars each time, even succeeding a few times a day would net a big profit. Also cell connections are low fidelity, I bet that aids their ability to trick the victim.
Yeah this happened to my grandparents, they just say “I sound like shit because I’ve been crying”
A former colleague’s parents were scammed; their “kid” (the scammer) had a “broken nose”.
Yeah, my dad called me one day asking if my brother was out if the country because our grandma got a call saying he was kidnapped in Mexico and she needed to put up money for his release.
It’s wild.