‘Car crash victim’ calls mother for help and $15K bail money. But it’s an AI voice scam

This article describes an AI voice-cloning phone scam that convincingly mimicked a woman’s daughter to solicit bail money, highlighting how criminals harvest public audio to create realistic clones and manipulate victims with urgent narratives. It provides practical defenses—avoid unknown callers, minimize public voice samples, set a family password, verify through independent channels, seek second opinions, and report to authorities—to reduce the risk of similar scams.