India, April 28 -- Imagine, one day, you get a call from one of your loved ones, your wife, child, parents, or even a dear friend, sounding in distress. They tell you about an emergency they are in and ask for money so they can get out of the dangerous situation. You would help them, right? Most would, and that is the natural thing to do. But what if we told you that it could actually be a scam? Yes, a scam (not new) is going around that involves scammers using artificial intelligence technology to clone a loved one's voice and then use it to trick people into siphoning off their hard-earned money.

This scam has recently been spotted spreading in the US, according to several reports, where scammers have been targeting the elderly, receiv...