Police in Victoria warn that fraudsters are targeting Mandarin-speaking residents with AI-generated voice calls that impersonate doctors, seeking money from victims. Authorities say the scams involve cloned voices and phone calls framed as medical contacts.
Reports from multiple outlets note that the calls are aimed at people who speak a language other than English, with Mandarin speakers identified as a key group. Police warn victims have been tricked into sending thousands of dollars. The reporting highlights that the scheme relies on artificial intelligence to make calls sound convincing and to reduce the chance that recipients detect the fraud.
While outlets focus on the same overall threat, they differ slightly in emphasis: some stress the targeting of non-English speakers and the language-specific nature of the approach, while ABC Australia focuses more directly on police warnings and the financial impact, including amounts taken. All accounts, however, describe the same method—AI voice cloning used to impersonate medical professionals—and urge caution around unexpected calls claiming to be doctors.
