Elderly man duped of Rs 50,000 by men who ‘kidnapped’ nephew 2023.12.13……【Press】【India,भारत,】A 62-year-old man in Yamuna Vihar was cheated of Rs 50,000 by scammers who posed as kidnappers and even imitated his nephew’s voice on call. In a panic, he transferred money to the accused to “free” his nephew — only to realise he had been duped.
Police are now investigating if the suspects simply imitated the nephew’s voice or if special AI software was at play.
➤【印度】老人被“绑架”侄子的人骗了5万卢比；警方正在调查人工智能软件的可能使用
德里警方表示，他们正在调查被告是否使用软件模仿侄子的声音并欺骗居住在亚穆纳维哈尔的受害者。
亚穆纳维哈尔市一名62岁男子被骗子骗走5万卢比，骗子冒充绑匪，甚至模仿他侄子随叫随到的声音。惊慌失措中，他将钱转给被告以“释放”他的侄子，却发现自己被骗了。
警方目前正在调查嫌疑人是否只是模仿侄子的声音，或者是否有特殊的人工智能软件在起作用。
据警方称，拉克希米·昌德·查瓦拉接到了被告打来的两到三个电话，威胁要杀死他的侄子。“起初，我不相信他们。然后他们告诉我他们会伤害我表弟的儿子并杀死他……然后他们让我听他的声音……我能听到他在哭。我非常害怕，然后……就按照他们告诉我的去做，”查瓦拉说。
查瓦拉说，被告给了他另一个号码，以便通过Paytm汇款：“当时，我无法通过电话与我的侄子取得联系。我当天就转了5万卢比……但后来当我打电话给他时，我发现他安全在家……我意识到我被骗了。”
警方尚未就此案逮捕任何人，DCP (Northeast) Joy N Tirkey 表示，已进行了登记。“这名男子说他听到了他侄子的哭声，并相信是他……我们正在检查电话记录和其他证据，”他说。
高级官员表示，他们发现被告使用的其中一个号码涉及其他诈骗。“冒充警察的男子也用同样的号码来欺骗和勒索人们。被告甚至使用旁遮普邦和哈里亚纳邦警察的照片作为他们的 WhatsApp 显示照片来说服受害者，”一名警官说。
当被问及使用人工智能软件的可能性时，该官员表示，他们正在研究不同的应用程序来确定这一点。
“根据初步调查，被告和受害人彼此不认识。然而，被告设法从社交媒体或一些中间人那里获得了受害人及其家人的详细信息……被告可能使用语音调制软件来复制侄子的哭声。” 他说。

Elderly man duped of Rs 50,000 by men who ‘kidnapped’ nephew; police looking into possible use of AI software
The Delhi police said they are probing if the accused used a software to imitate the nephew’s voice and trick the victim who resides in Yamuna Vihar.
New Delhi | Updated: December 13, 2023 02:56 IST

A 62-year-old man in Yamuna Vihar was cheated of Rs 50,000 by scammers who posed as kidnappers and even imitated his nephew’s voice on call. In a panic, he transferred money to the accused to “free” his nephew — only to realise he had been duped.

Police are now investigating if the suspects simply imitated the nephew’s voice or if special AI software was at play.

According to officers, Lakshmi Chand Chawla received two-three calls from the accused who threatened to kill his nephew. “At first, I didn’t believe them. They then told me they would hurt my cousin’s son and kill him… they then made me listen to his voice… I could hear him crying. I got very scared and… did what they told me to,” Chawla said.

Chawla said the accused gave him another number to send the money through Paytm: “At the time, I was not able to connect with my nephew over the phone. I transferred Rs 50,000 the same day… But later when I called him, I found out he was safe at home… I realised I was cheated.”

Police are yet to make any arrest in the case. DCP (Northeast) Joy N Tirkey said an FIR has been registered under sections of cheating and cheating by personation. “The man said he heard his nephew’s cries and believed it was him… We are checking phone records and other evidence,” he said.

Senior officers said they found that one of the numbers used by the accused was involved in other scams. “The same number was used to cheat and extort people by men who posed as police officers. The accused even used photos of Punjab and Haryana policemen as their WhatsApp display photos to convince their victims,” said an officer.

When asked about the possibility of AI software being used, the officer said they are looking into different applications and portals to ascertain this.

“As per initial enquiry, the accused and victim are not known to each other. However, the accused managed to get the victim’s details and that of his family from either social media or some middleman… The accused may have used voice modulation software to replicate the nephew’s cries.” he said.