{
 "id": "AIR-2024-0018",
 "slug": "ai-voice-cloning-of-ari-melber-used-in-scam-targeting-elderl",
 "title": "AI Voice Cloning of Ari Melber Used in Scam Targeting Elderly Woman",
 "summary": "Scammers used AI-generated voice messages mimicking a public figure to deceive an elderly woman into sending money over a four-month period. The victim suffered direct financial loss.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 4,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [],
 "incident_date": "2024-12-16",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2024-12-16",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/872",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "AI Voice Cloning of Ari Melber Allegedly Exploited in Scam Targeting Elderly Woman",
   "published_at": "2024-12-16"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.95,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "voice-cloning",
  "fraud",
  "scam"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}