Police probe Baotou AI deepfake scam after victim loses about 4.3 million yuan in cloned face-and-voice video call
Authorities in Baotou, Inner Mongolia are investigating an alleged fraud in which scammers used AI-generated face and voice cloning during a video call to impersonate the victim’s friend and extract roughly 4.3 million yuan (about $622,000). The report was updated on October 24, 2026.