# Scammers used AI to clone her daughter’s voice and fake a kidnapping. A voice expert says every family now needs a safe word

- Source: Fortune
- Published: 2026-10-24T10:36:00+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/10/24/ai-voice-cloning-scam-fake-kidnapping-safe-word/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/scammers-used-ai-to-clone-her-daughter-s-voice-and-fake-a-kidnapping-a-77d047/

A marketing professor who studies voice and persuasion says a familiar voice lowers our defenses. Here’s the simple fix she recommends.

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