Scam Voice was apparently me.

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Newtonianmechanics · 10/12/2023 11:02

My dm is on holiday in Spain.

She has previously nearly been caught out by the text scam where the scammer pretends a loved one has lost their phone and needs money.

Having learned from this. Last night the same thing happened. She called the number. She is adamant it was me on rhe other end. She said I was upset and worrying about the cost to call. She tried to transfer me £985 for an iPhone. However she forgot her login code and was timed out. She said I was raging. Hung up and ahe kept trying.

She phoned my husband this morning to see if I was ok. Clearly it wasn't me.

Has this happened to anyone?

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JaneJeffer · 10/12/2023 14:13

I read something a couple of weeks ago that said they only need four words in your voice to be able to clone it!

Sera1989 · 10/12/2023 14:56

iPhones can already replicate and synthesize voices as part of an accessibility feature (instructions from the Apple website here) it isn't a super quick thing to do but as it's something we can already do with our phone for free I wouldn't be surprised if the technology quickly progresses and is used by scammers

Create a Personal Voice on your iPhone, iPad or Mac – Apple Support (UK)

With Personal Voice, you can create a synthesised voice that sounds like your own to communicate with family and friends. Use your Personal Voice to type to speak in FaceTime and phone calls, assistive communication apps and in-person conversations.

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/104993

muckandmerriment · 10/12/2023 14:59

They don't even need to find videos online. All they need to do is call you and for you to say hello a couple of times.

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Newtonianmechanics · 10/12/2023 17:27

SurelySmartie · 10/12/2023 13:16

Just to be clear OP are there any videos at all online of you and your voice?

No I only have facebook. I rarely post.
I don't even have my voice on my own voicemail.

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Newtonianmechanics · 10/12/2023 17:30

EmptyYoghurtPot · 10/12/2023 13:38

How old is DM? Could it be an age related thing?
Or (and I’m not trying to be funny here) but if she’s on holiday had she had too much to drink and either got confused or dreamed the whole thing? Surely common sense would tell her that you wouldn’t bother her on holiday when you have a husband who was presumably with you? And she waited till this morning to check on you?
None of this makes sense.

I suspect this is more likely the case than dementia. She has had more than a ' small glass of wine'

I am worried she thought I had a new bank account lost my phone and was in big trouble. All out of character for me.

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junebirthdaygirl · 10/12/2023 17:37

An American lawyer was warning about this last week. His "son" called him saying he was in an accident and because he had failed the breathalyser he was now in custody and needed to be bailed out. It was his sons voice. He rushed to help him by transferring money but during that process rang his ds's wife and realised it was all a hoax. He was so upset as so nearly caught and wanted to warn everyone

AlmostAJillSandwich · 10/12/2023 19:18

Maybe she's doubling down on insisting it was you/your voice because she's embarrassed shes fallen for it and only was saved by forgetting a password and getting locked out.

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