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They Use Ai to Imitate the Voice of an Archbishop and Ask for Donations on His Behalf

The Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz has alerted this Saturday about the attempts to collect money that are fraudulently being made through phone calls that supplant the voice of its archbishop, José Rodríguez Carballo. These calls, in which alleged scammers use artificial intelligence (IA) and public data to imitate the Archbishop’s voice and name, seek to deceive people by requesting donations for religious and social campaigns, as he has warned.…
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The Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz warns against fraud and stresses that the Church does not make requests through calls or digitally Two deaths and six minor injuries in the fire of a building in Bellpuig (Lleida)

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The Archdiocese alerts to a scam in which they supplant the bishop with false calls that sound surprisingly real.

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The Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz has alerted this Saturday about attempts to raise money that are fraudulently being carried out through phone calls that supplant the voice of its archbishop, José Rodríguez Carballo.

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deia.eus broke the news in on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
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