AI Voice Cloning of Ari Melber Allegedly Exploited in Scam Targeting Elderly Woman
December 16, 2024
A scammer allegedly impersonated MSNBC anchor Ari Melber using AI-generated voice messages and a fake social media profile to defraud a 73-year-old woman, Patricia Taylor. Over four months, the scammer reportedly manipulated her into believing they were in a relationship, ultimately convincing her to send $20,000.
- Alleged deployer
- unknown-scammers
- Alleged developer
- unknown-voice-synthesis-technology-developers, unknown-deepfake-technology-developers
- Alleged harmed parties
- patricia-taylor, family-of-patricia-taylor, ari-melber
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/872
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