Someone Used Brad Pitt's Voice to Scam a Victim

Modulate
1,206 views August 21, 2026

“Brad Pitt” called. She believed him. That’s not a movie plot - it’s a real fraud case. 👀 In this clip, Mike Pappas explains how voice deepfakes turned what should’ve been an obvious scam into something convincingly real - using the voice of Brad Pitt to build trust. A phone call used to disprove scams like this. Now it can reinforce them. That’s the shift. At Modulate, we’re building for a world where hearing a voice isn’t enough to trust it. Learn more about Modulate: https://bit.ly/4fI6ob0 Would you recognize an AI-generated voice if you heard one? #AIFraudDetection #DeepfakeDetection #VoiceAI #CyberSecurity #ArtificialIntelligence

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