Today, my dad got a phone call no parent ever wants to get. He heard me tell him I was in a serious car accident, injured, and under arrest for a DUI and I needed $30,000 to be bailed out of jail.

But it wasn't me. There was no accident. It was an AI scam.

— Jay Shooster (@JayShooster) September 28, 2024

Tons of people on Reddit (et al.) say this is impossible. But in actuality, it has been possible for a few years now. There’s only going to be more of this as AI gets cheaper and better.