AI & Voice Cloning

"Not One Person on That Call Was Real": The Deepfake Scam That Took $25 Million — And Is Now Aimed at Seniors

It takes three seconds of your grandson's voice. On one video call, it took $25 million — and every face on that call was generated. Here is how AI voice cloning and deepfakes are being aimed at older Americans, the five warning signs, and the one test that still beats all of it.

An older woman sits at her kitchen table looking worried as she holds a cordless phone to her ear, with unpaid bills, a notebook, and framed family photos nearby.

Scam Alerts

"Grandma, It's Me — I'm in Trouble": The Grandparent Scam and How to Stop It

The voice on the phone is your grandson's. The panic is real. The crack in his voice is real. But it is a machine — built from a few seconds of a video online.