AI voice cloning scam drains Rs 1.2 lakh from Kolkata businesswoman via fake UPI receipts
nordicinst · x · 2026-11-06
- Fraudsters used AI voice cloning to swindle Rs 1.2 lakh from a florist businesswoman near Park Street, Kolkata, per Times of India.
- On Nov 3 evening she received two calls from an unknown number mimicking a longtime acquaintance's voice, claiming his child was hospitalized.
- The scammer had her forward an incoming UPI transfer to a designated account citing network issues, then sent fabricated WhatsApp UPI receipts (Rs 28,000 + Rs 95,000) as visual proof.
- Police cite the case as a warning over deepfake-driven financial crime.
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