This is an event that happened to the mother of one of my daughter’s acquaintances concerning her mom and her sister. The mother received a call from her daughter (number spoofed) in her daughter’s voice (AI) that said she was in jail and needed bail money. It must have been a voice message left because the mom didn’t reply to “her”. Instead, she called her daughter’s boyfriend in a panic to discuss what they should do. Then she found out that her daughter was there, and everything was normal.
Their after-the-event research reinforced the idea that everyone should have a safe word or phrase, so it can be determined if in fact the call is a scam or real. Our family now has one to use in an emergency. It seems that scammers are picking up and using all the latest technology as it comes along.