TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Just days after 8 On Your Side exposed a scheme that used artificial intelligence to clone a child’s voice and trick a mother out of thousands, another Hillsborough County woman said she nearly fell victim to the same scheme, on the same day.
Karen Bush said she watched our report last week in disbelief.
“I can’t believe I fell for this,” Bush said. “They were so convincing.”
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Bush said her phone rang with a call from a girl crying and calling her “Mom,” claiming she had been in a car accident. Moments later, a man who said he was a police officer got on the line and gave what sounded like official details, including a badge number and case number…