The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reported that Americans aged 60 and older lost $352 million to scams involving artificial intelligence technology, according to new federal data on cybercrime targeting seniors.

The losses highlight how emerging AI tools, particularly voice-cloning technology, are being weaponized by criminals to make traditional fraud schemes more convincing. Voice cloning allows scammers to replicate the voices of family members, making so-called "grandparent scams" increasingly difficult for victims to detect.

In these schemes, criminals contact elderly victims claiming to be grandchildren or other relatives in distress, requesting immediate financial assistance. The addition of AI-generated voices that closely mimic actual family members has significantly increased the success rate of these long-running fraud operations.

The FBI's findings come as federal agencies are grappling with various forms of technology-enabled crime. Separate research has identified concerns about monetized social media content from sanctioned individuals and organizations, as well as spam operations that exploit popular platforms to drive traffic to illegal pharmacy sites.

Law enforcement officials note that the $352 million figure likely represents only reported losses, suggesting the actual financial impact on senior citizens may be substantially higher. The data underscores growing concerns about how rapidly advancing AI capabilities are being misused by criminal enterprises to target vulnerable populations.