The phone rings. When you pick up, or when you listen to the voicemail, you hear what sounds like your child, frantic and scared, saying they’ve been kidnapped. They tell you to pay the kidnapper, usually using cryptocurrency, then the call abruptly ends.
If you guessed the voice is AI, you’re correct. But most parents who receive a message like that aren’t considering the possibility of a scam first.
Unfortunately, scammers are always coming up with new, highly manipulative ways to part you from your money.
