AI-powered scam calls are getting more convincing—and more common: 'It was her voice, I know her scared cry'

AI voice-cloning tools can generate convincing impersonations from as little as three seconds of audio. A Florida woman was conned out of $15,000 after scammers cloned her daughter's voice for a fake car-crash emergency call; imposter scam losses topped $3.5B in 2025.