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Scammers use AI to clone Florida sheriff’s captain’s voice in fake arrest warrant calls (www.clickorlando.com)
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[–] 43 points 4 days ago (1 child)

I agree this is terrible, and I encourage people to talk to their older / non technical friends and family

At the same time, that seems like a lot of work on the part of the scammers when the average person wouldn't know what their local sheriff sounds like. Osceola doesn't seem like a small town.

The grandparents scam (cloning the voice of a grandchild) is a lot more concerning IMO

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    Osceola county is huge, parts of Disney are in Osceola county, it's basically a suburb of Orlando.

    And I'm fairly certain that I've been in the sheriff's office in the thumbnail pic but at no point in time could I have told you what the local sheriff sounded like.

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