A Kuching Feng Shui consultant says scammers cloned his voice with AI and tried to borrow RM4,500 from his friends.

The case was raised at a press conference in Jalan Setia Raja on Friday, July 17. The victim, Alex Ling, said the fake voice was not perfect, but close enough that people who did not know him well could be fooled.

SUPP Public Complaints Bureau chief Milton Foo said this was already the third voice-cloning scam case brought to his office in two weeks. The earlier cases involved people from Kenyalang Market and Pending Seafood.

What happened

A mutual friend received a distress call on July 14 from someone who sounded like Ling. The caller claimed he urgently needed RM4,500 for a relative's medical operation.

The friend checked with Foo instead of transferring money. Foo advised him to keep the caller talking and ask for the bank account number. When the caller returned 30 to 50 minutes later, the friend managed to record the conversation.

Ling has lodged a police report to clear his name. Foo reminded the public not to trust a voice call alone, especially when money is requested urgently.

Location: Jalan Setia Raja, Kuching
Details: AI voice-cloning scam attempt involving RM4,500; police report lodged; third similar complaint in two weeks.

Source: DayakDaily

If someone suddenly calls asking for emergency money, verify through another channel first. What do you think?