Reddit Ads Recruiting Voice Samples for AI Cloning Raise Identity Theft Fears
Admirable_Wasabi_732 · reddit · 2026-09-16
The author flags Reddit ads recruiting Latin American voice samples for commercial AI voice-cloning services, which ask for a clean voice recording plus name, phone number and email — enough to identify someone and those close to them.
One cited anecdote describes a scam call that sounded exactly like the recipient's wife asking for credit card details (unverified, but AI voice fraud is well documented). The core argument: with current AI, a voice sample is a reproducible part of your identity and should be treated as sensitive data.
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