Scammers Allegedly Used AI-Generated Voice in Boone County, Missouri, Kidnapping Ransom Scam
Boone County, Missouri, authorities said a resident received a call on July 17, 2026, that displayed the resident's daughter's name and number and used an AI-generated imitation of her voice to claim she had been kidnapped at gunpoint. A second voice demanded ransom. A coordinated police response located the daughter safely in Jefferson City, unaware of the call; no payment or arrest was reported.
- Date it happened
- 2026-07-17
- Organisation involved
- Unidentified perpetrators of Boone County, Missouri, AI voice kidnapping scam, Scammers, Synthetic media creators, Deepfake creators, Extortionists, Voice cloning impersonation scammers
- Product, system or model
- Deepfake technology, Voice cloning technology, Synthetic media generation technology, Synthetic audio generation technology
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