Middle-aged couple in Gujarat defrauded via AI voice cloning of son's voice

Summary

A middle-aged couple in Gujarat reported a fraud in which scammers used artificial intelligence to clone their son’s voice and request money. The incident occurred on April 7, 2026, when the couple received a distress call from an unknown number claiming their son in Canada had an accident and needed $300. Police confirmed the fraudsters had cloned the son’s voice, likely using audio from his social media posts. Investigators noted that AI voice cloning is an emerging and rapidly growing cyber scam, with fraudsters targeting multiple families at once. Parents in similar cases have received ransom calls using cloned voices of their children. Authorities advised verifying suspicious calls through known numbers and reporting incidents to the National Cyber Crime Helpline.