The phone rings and it is a relative or friend's voice on the line. There has been an accident, they say, and they need money urgently. It is not really them, as technology has copied their voice. For years, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity concerns have focused on corporate networks and government systems. Those threats remain real, but the FBI's fraud data shows that huge sums are now being lost from household accounts.[1]
The FBI's 2025 Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Repor
