{
 "id": "AIR-2025-0001",
 "slug": "purported-ai-voice-scam-targets-westchester-parents-with-fak",
 "title": "Purported AI Voice Scam Targets Westchester Parents with Fake Ransom Calls",
 "summary": "Scammers used synthetic voice technology to impersonate children in fake kidnapping ransom calls targeting parents in New York. The targeted families suffered severe psychological distress from the fraudulent calls.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 4,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [
  "Deepfake Voice Synthesis"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2025-01-08",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2025-01-08",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/891",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Purported AI Voice Scam Reportedly Targets Westchester Parents with Fake Kidnapping Ransom Calls",
   "published_at": "2025-01-08"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.85,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "voice-cloning",
  "fraud",
  "extortion"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}