AI Voice Cloning

Your phone rings. You hear your grandchild's voice — panicked, upset, asking for money urgently. But it isn't them. Scammers are now using artificial intelligence to clone the voices of real family members, using just a few seconds of audio taken from social media. It's one of the most unsettling scams targeting older adults in the UK right now. This guide explains how it works, how to spot it, and the one simple thing your family can do today to protect itself.