Description: A Montana business, Sugar and Dice, was reportedly targeted by an AI voice scam that cloned the store owner's voice to deceive an employee over the phone. The scammer allegedly spoofed both the owner's and the employee's phone numbers, making the call appear legitimate. Believing he was following his employer’s instructions, the employee unknowingly compromised financial details. The store suffered monetary losses but plans to recover.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown voice cloning technology developer developed an AI system deployed by scammers and Fraudsters, which harmed Sugar and Dice , Kevin Zorn and Sugar and Dice employee.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown voice cloning technology and Caller ID spoofing technology
Incident Stats
Incident ID
922
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-02-04
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
hilinetoday.com · 2025
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(Havre) Local business Sugar and Dice, a game and coffee store in the Holiday Village Mall, says that they were recently the victim of an over the phone scam which compromised bank details and monetary losses from the store.
This scam, howe…
Variants
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