Can a scammer really clone a family member's voice?

Yes — a few seconds of audio lifted from social media is enough for AI voice cloning, and the “family emergency” script (an arrest, an accident, bail or hospital money) is built to make you pay before you think. The payment demand is the tell: gift cards, crypto, a wire, or cash handed to a “courier.” Hang up and call the family member back on their usual number, or ask something only the real person would know — real emergencies survive a two-minute verification.

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