Description: 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.
Editor Notes: Reconstructing the timeline of reported events: (1) Summer 2021, the grandparent scam operation begins in Montreal. (2) Early June 2024, Canadian law enforcement raids the scam’s call centers, during which they reportedly seize evidence and catch suspects actively making fraudulent calls. (3) Late February 2025, a federal grand jury indicts 25 Canadian suspects, five of whom are also charged with money laundering for handling the stolen funds. (4) March 5, 2025 (the incident date for this incident ID), the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announces the arrests, confirming that 23 suspects were detained in Canada while two remain at large. (4) The full list of suspects can be accessed via this U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement press release: https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/25-canadian-nationals-connected-nationwide-multi-million-dollar-grandparent-scam.
Alleged: Unknown voice cloning technology developer developed an AI system deployed by scammers , Fraudsters , Canadian fraud ring involved in grandparent scams と Canadian fraud ring impersonating grandchildren, which harmed Grandparents targeted by Canadian fraud ring と Families of grandparents targeted by Canadian fraud ring.
関与が疑われるAIシステム: Unknown voice cloning technology
インシデントのステータス
インシデントID
973
レポート数
6
インシデント発生日
2025-03-05
エディタ
Daniel Atherton