wire / 2026-10-13-7f09
AI Voice Cloning Used to Impersonate Bishop in Cáceres Phone Scam
The diocese of Caceres warns that the bishop calling to ask for donations may not be the bishop.
The facts
In Cáceres, Spain, scammers used AI-based voice cloning to impersonate the local bishop and vicario general, targeting associations and institutions with fraudulent calls to solicit donations or sensitive data. The diocese has issued warnings after detecting multiple incidents of this AI-enabled impersonation fraud.