A Hillsborough County woman was conned out of $15,000 after scammers cloned her daughter’s voice to fake a desperate call for help after a fabricated car crash. The incident has drawn national attention, spotlighting the growing danger of AI-powered voice scams.
Sharon, a Florida resident and mother, received a harrowing phone call on July 12. It sounded exactly like her daughter April – crying, panicked, and claiming she had been arrested after a car accident severely injured a pregnant woman.
