'Help! I need money. It's an emergency': your child's voicemail that could be a scam

The Guardian 

By taking a tiny snippet of real audio - just three seconds is enough - from a person, fraudsters can'clone' the individual's voice using freely available AI tools. By taking a tiny snippet of real audio - just three seconds is enough - from a person, fraudsters can'clone' the individual's voice using freely available AI tools. It's an emergency': your child's voicemail that could be a scam Steps to help combat fraud in which criminals use AI-generated replica of a person's voice to deceive victims T he voicemail from your son is alarming. He has just been in a car accident and is highly stressed. He needs money urgently, although it is not clear why, and he gives you some bank details for a transfer.