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A criminal group in São Paulo used AI to clone lawyers' voices, impersonating them in phone scams that convinced victims to transfer money. The scheme, uncovered by police and the OAB-SP, defrauded at least 12 victims of around R$10 million over six months. Multiple suspects were arrested.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article explicitly mentions the use of AI to reproduce the voices of lawyers, which is an AI system involved in the fraudulent scheme. The AI system's use directly led to realized harm—financial losses to victims—thus meeting the criteria for an AI Incident. The harm includes violation of property rights through fraud and harm to communities through widespread deception. Therefore, this event qualifies as an AI Incident rather than a hazard or complementary information.[AI generated]