Last updated on November 17, 2025
Names and places mentioned herein are hypothetical.
It was 10.20 PM.
Amma was in the kitchen, making tea before going to bed.
Her phone rang.
The screen showed: Unknown Number.
She almost ignored it… but then she answered.
“Amma… it’s me… your putha,” the voice said
It sounded exactly like her son’s voice.
Same tone, same way he talks.
“Why are you calling from an unknown number?” she asked.
“Amma, listen… I’m outside… I need money urgently. Please send Rs. 50,000 right now. Don’t tell anyone. I’ll send you the bank account.”
Amma got scared.
“What happened? Are you in trouble?” she asked.
“No time to explain! Just send the money now!” the voice insisted.
Her hands started to shake…
but then she paused.
Something wasn’t right.
Her son never speaks this fast.
He never hides things from her.
So she didn’t transfer anything.
Instead, she dialed his real number.
After 2 seconds, her real son picked up:
“Amma? Why are you calling this late? I’m safe at home.”
Her heart dropped.
The earlier call was not her son.
It was AI voice cloning, a scammer copying his voice to steal money.
Amma blocked the unknown number immediately and warned her family.
That night she understood.