---
title: "AI can replicate voices in high-tech phone call scams, FTC warns"
metaTitle: "AI Voice Scams FTC Warning"
slug: ai-voice-scams-ftc-warning
date: "2023-03-29T09:00:00-05:00"
image:
  src: "https://cdn.securelogix.dev/slx/images/ai-replicate-voices-high-tech-phone-scams.webp"
sourcePublisher:
  name: NBC News
  url: www.nbcnews.com
sourceArticle:
  url: "https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/ai-can-replicate-voices-in-high-tech-phone-call-scams-ftc-warns-167092293563"
legacySlug: ai-can-replicate-voices-in-high-tech-phone-call-scams-ftc-warns
tags: [AI, Caller-ID Spoofing, Impostor Scam, Social Engineering, Vishing]
status: published
---

The FTC is sounding the alarm on artificial intelligence being used to simulate someone’s voice in imposter scams, which was the most commonly reported fraud in 2022. NBC News’ Emilie Ikeda spoke to one father who got a call that sounded like his daughter and said she was being held hostage...