🚨 AI voice cloning + robocall scams are rising—don’t fall for fake loan calls!

For nearly a month now, I've been getting a phone call almost every day from numbers all over the U.S., numbers I don't recognize at all. I've only answered twice: the first time it was a female voice, and the second time a male voice. Both were obviously AI-generated, pitching some kind of personal loan.

If I don't answer, they leave a voicemail instead. I started blocking some of the numbers, but stopped once I realized they're clearly spoofed and completely random.

Here's the most recent voicemail recording:

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The good news is that the FCC has unanimously approved a Declaratory Ruling that recognizes calls made with AI-generated voices are “artificial” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) FCC Makes AI-Generated Voices in Robocalls Illegal | Federal Communications Commission, making calls using voice cloning technologies illegal unless a consumer had expressly given their consent to receive the call FCC: AI-Generated Robocalls Illegal Under the TCPA. You can report them at FCC Complaints where filing a consumer complaint helps contribute to federal enforcement and consumer protection efforts on a national scale.

I really wish the FTC and FCC would crack down harder on this, and I think the carriers should be doing more, too. Especially since they have these laws at their disposal. I know it is frustrating me to no end. I guess it could be worse, like getting more than one call a day.