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Grandparents targeted by Canadian fraud ring

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Incident 9736 Report
Canadian Fraud Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice Cloning in Multi-Year $21 Million Grandparent Scam Targeting Elderly Americans Across 46 States

2025-03-05

A Canadian fraud ring allegedly used AI-generated voice cloning to defraud victims across 46 U.S. states by targeting grandparents in a $21 million scam between 2021 and 2024. Operating from call centers in Montreal, the scammers spoofed U.S. phone numbers and used AI-cloned voices of grandchildren to convince victims to pay fake bail fees.

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scammers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 973
    6 Reports

    Canadian Fraud Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice Cloning in Multi-Year $21 Million Grandparent Scam Targeting Elderly Americans Across 46 States

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Fraudsters

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 973
    6 Reports

    Canadian Fraud Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice Cloning in Multi-Year $21 Million Grandparent Scam Targeting Elderly Americans Across 46 States

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Canadian fraud ring involved in grandparent scams

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 973
    6 Reports

    Canadian Fraud Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice Cloning in Multi-Year $21 Million Grandparent Scam Targeting Elderly Americans Across 46 States

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Canadian fraud ring impersonating grandchildren

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 973
    6 Reports

    Canadian Fraud Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice Cloning in Multi-Year $21 Million Grandparent Scam Targeting Elderly Americans Across 46 States

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Unknown voice cloning technology developer

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 973
    6 Reports

    Canadian Fraud Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice Cloning in Multi-Year $21 Million Grandparent Scam Targeting Elderly Americans Across 46 States

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Families of grandparents targeted by Canadian fraud ring

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 973
    6 Reports

    Canadian Fraud Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice Cloning in Multi-Year $21 Million Grandparent Scam Targeting Elderly Americans Across 46 States

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Unknown voice cloning technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 973
    6 Reports

    Canadian Fraud Ring Allegedly Used AI Voice Cloning in Multi-Year $21 Million Grandparent Scam Targeting Elderly Americans Across 46 States

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