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Fla. pol targeted in elaborate 'car crash' AI scam -- which almost fooled his dad into forking over $35K

An attorney has issued a warning over an elaborate AI voice-cloning scam which fooled his own dad into nearly handing over $35,000.

Scammers impersonated Jay Shooster, 34, and called his dad Frank, 70, convincing him his son had been in a serious car accident, was arrested and needed bail money. Moments later, a man identifying himself as ‘Mike Rivers’, a supposed attorney, called and said Jay needed a $35,000 cash bond to avoid being held in jail for several days. Scammers impersonated Jay Shooster, 34, and called his dad Frank, 70, convincing him his son had been in a serious car accident, was arrested and needed bail money, according to reports.

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