Incident #1648

Hong Kong Man Reportedly Lost More Than HK$10 Million in WhatsApp Scam Using Purported AI-Generated Voice Impersonation of His Father

July 29, 20263 reportsView on AIID

Description

A Hong Kong man reportedly lost more than HK$10 million after scammers hijacked his father's WhatsApp account and sent voice messages closely resembling his father's voice and speech. The victim allegedly made repeated transfers until his savings were depleted.

Actors

Alleged Deployers

voice-cloning-impersonation-scammers
synthetic-media-creators
scammers-in-hong-kong
scammers
deepfake-creators
cybercriminals

Alleged Developers

voice-cloning-technology-developers
synthetic-audio-generation-technology-developers
deepfake-technology-developers
synthetic-media-generation-technology-developers

Harmed Parties

whatsapp-users
victims-of-voice-cloning-impersonation-scams
victims-of-impersonation-scams
financial-scam-victims

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Source

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LicenseCC BY-SA 4.0

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Source Reports(3 total)

WhatsApp scam costs Hong Kong man $1.27 million after criminals used AI voice notes to impersonate his father — experts say secret codewords are the best way to stay safe

techradar.com· Aug 2026

Hong Kong raises alert on AI voices as 150 WhatsApp hijackings lead to HK$26m losses

scmp.com· Jul 2026