British Columbia business analyst loses $10,000 to AI-scammer impersonating bank fraud department

Summary

A British Columbia business analyst, Michael Campbell, was targeted by a sophisticated AI scam involving a fake call from a bank fraud department. The scam began with an email from Amazon, followed by a phone call claiming fraudulent bank activity. The scammer convinced Campbell to attempt a $10,000 transfer to help "catch" the fraudster, using realistic on-hold music and a bank-like phone number. Campbell eventually went to his bank branch in person and was told the call was a scam. He suspects his voice may have been cloned in a prior call to the bank to initiate the fraud. As a result, Campbell had to change his credit cards and report the incident to a credit agency to prevent further identity misuse.