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incidents/AIR-2026-0404

Scammers Extort Washington Man Using AI-Generated Voice of Daughter

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

Scammers utilized an AI-generated voice clone to trick a Washington state resident into wiring 13,000 dollars in a staged kidnapping scheme. The victim was kept on the phone for hours before bank staff and police intervened.

Details

type
AI-enabled attack
Attackers used AI as a meaningful part of a cyberattack against someone else.
categories
  • Deepfake fraud
    Synthetic voice, video or images used to impersonate people for fraud, extortion or access.
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
mitre atlas
Both rows are derived from the type and categories (OWASP 2025 edition, ATLAS release 2026.09), not classified per record. How
severity
4 · Confirmed real-world loss
Financial loss, PHI/PII breach, safety impact or regulatory action.
targets
Individuals
incident date
23 Mar 2026
first reported
23 Mar 2026
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
classifier confidence
0.95 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
deepfake · voice-cloning · extortion · fraud
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2026-03-23
    Purported AI-Generated Voice Reportedly Impersonated Washington Man's Daughter in $13,000 Extortion Scam
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1482

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