Voice deepfake targets bank in failed transfer scam
In spring 2023, Florida investor Clive Kabatznik became the target of an advanced scam attempt involving a voice deepfake mimicking his own voice. The fraudulent caller, using AI-generated speech, contacted Kabatznik's Bank of America representative in an unsuccessful attempt to deceive the banker into transferring funds to a different account.
- Date it happened
- 2023-08-30
- Organisation involved
- Scammers
- Product, system or model
- Although it is unclear who the scammers were, what technology they used, and who developed that technology, it is clear that there was fraud involved with Kabatznik's account. The scammer likely used
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