In a first for Karnataka, an industrialist from Ballari faced a voice cloning scam involving AI. Pretending to be police, fraudsters used the daughter’s cloned voice to demand Rs 50,000. A quick check by the father revealed the scam, preventing the loss. Police urge caution against such calls, stressing verification and immediate reporting.Fraudsters clone voice of ‘girlin distress’, try to extort mom in Karnataka
In a first for Karnataka, an industrialist from Ballari faced a voice cloning scam involving AI. Pretending to be police, fraudsters used the daughter’s cloned voice to demand Rs 50,000. A quick check by the father revealed the scam, preventing the loss. Police urge caution against such calls, stressing verification and immediate reporting.
