US man, 82, loses over RM79,000 in artificial intelligence voice-cloning scam

The man, identified only as Jerry by the network, told ABC 13 he was scammed out of US$17,000 (RM79,381) on Oct 21 after receiving a call from an unknown caller who identified himself as a sergeant from the San Antonio Police Department. — Photo by Henry Be on Unsplash

An 82-year-old man from Sugar Land lost thousands of dollars after last month falling prey to a scam that uses artificial intelligence, according to a report from Chronicle news partner ABC 13.

The man, identified only as Jerry by the network, told ABC 13 he was scammed out of US$17,000 (RM79,381) on Oct 21 after receiving a call from an unknown caller who identified himself as a sergeant from the San Antonio Police Department.