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Medicare and Social Security scams escalate as AI voice cloning and Facebook ad targeting reach older Americans

8/15/2026

A surge in Medicare and Social Security impersonation fraud has older Americans' finances in focus, with recent reporting showing roughly 73% of impressions from leading scam ads on Facebook reaching users over 65.

Fraudsters are now layering in AI-generated voice cloning, making it harder to reject a call on tone alone.

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How the script runs The setup is consistent across both Medicare and Social Security fraud.

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