Parent falls for AI fraud and loses $6,000
June 15, 2026 at 6:42PM EDT (CTV News)
A man was recently defrauded when he took a call from someone who sounded exactly like his son - because the voice had been cloned using AI. Pat Foran explains.
Poor gullible Neil paid $6,000 cash for an expensive lesson!
If his son Brian had really caused a serious traffic accident while using a cellphone behind the wheel, perhaps he should have let him spend a few days in a holding cell and learn from it.
And he should have insisted on meeting the person claiming to be a lawyer in person before handing over any money. Being so naïve is probably why he lost $6,000.
If he tells that story to anyone, he's liable to hear, 'What a fool!' right away.
어벙한 닐(Neil)씨는 현찰 6천불 주고 값비싼 교훈을 받았군! 아들 브라이언이 '운전 중 휴대전화를 사용하다가 큰 교통사고'를 냈다하면 유치장에 들어가 며칠 고생하도록 놓아두어야 했지 않을까?
그리고! 또 그 변호사 사칭하는 인간을 직접 만나서 돈을 건네주겠다고 했어야겠지요? 엄벙하니까 6천불 날렸겠지요?
그 얘기 누구에게 하면...."에이 비잉신!" 소리 듣기 딱!