{"id":11658,"date":"2025-05-08T13:32:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T13:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=gambling&#038;p=11658"},"modified":"2025-05-08T13:32:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T13:32:33","slug":"scammers-use-ai-voice-cloning-to-impersonate-colombian-official-target-u-s-victims-with-fake-lottery-winnings","status":"publish","type":"gambling","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/scammers-use-ai-voice-cloning-to-impersonate-colombian-official-target-u-s-victims-with-fake-lottery-winnings\/","title":{"rendered":"Scammers use AI voice cloning to impersonate Colombian official, target U.S. victims with fake lottery winnings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. residents are being warned about an emerging international scam that uses artificial intelligence to impersonate <strong>Marco Emilio Hincapi\u00e9<\/strong>, president of <strong>Coljuegos<\/strong> \u2014 the Colombian government agency that regulates gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a formal statement issued by Coljuegos, cybercriminals are contacting people in the United States, falsely informing them that they\u2019ve won the <strong>Baloto<\/strong>, a popular Colombian lottery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"line-height1 has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Victims are told they must wire <strong>up to $18,000 USD<\/strong> in \u201cprocessing fees\u201d to receive their prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What makes the scam especially alarming is the use of <strong>AI-powered voice cloning technology<\/strong> to impersonate Hincapi\u00e9. \u201cThese criminals are using deepfake audio to convince victims that they are speaking directly with the president of Coljuegos,\u201d the agency stated. \u201cWe want to make it absolutely clear: Coljuegos does not pay prizes. We are a regulatory body.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least three confirmed cases have involved scam calls from the numbers <strong>+57 3212700129<\/strong> and <strong>+57 3203421195<\/strong>, both with Colombian country codes. In some cases, victims were even persuaded to travel to Colombia to claim their supposed winnings, only to discover they had been defrauded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/scammers-use-ai-voice-cloning-to-impersonate-colombian-official-target-u-s-victims-with-fake-lottery-winnings2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11660\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/scammers-use-ai-voice-cloning-to-impersonate-colombian-official-target-u-s-victims-with-fake-lottery-winnings2.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/scammers-use-ai-voice-cloning-to-impersonate-colombian-official-target-u-s-victims-with-fake-lottery-winnings2-300x108.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coljuegos has filed <strong>criminal complaints<\/strong> with Colombian authorities and is offering <strong>legal support<\/strong> to affected individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you receive such a call or message, <strong>do not send money<\/strong>. Prize payouts for games like Baloto are handled solely by authorized operators \u2014 never by the government. For verification or questions, contact Coljuegos directly at <a href=\"mailto:contactenos@coljuegos.gov.co\"><u><strong>contactenos@coljuegos.gov.co<\/strong><\/u><\/a> or call <strong>+57 1 8000 182888<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. residents are being targeted in a new AI-driven scam involving fake Baloto lottery prizes and voice impersonation of Colombia\u2019s top gaming regulator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11661,"menu_order":149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[1458,3,4830],"class_list":["post-11658","gambling","type-gambling","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","tag-america","tag-coljuegos","tag-scam","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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