Thai PM Says She Was Target of Foreign Leader Phone Scam

BANGKOK—Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra almost fell victim to a phone scam using AI to impersonate a foreign leader’s voice, she said Wednesday.

The prime minister, the youngest daughter of telecoms billionaire and ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, said she received a message in a voice sounding identical to a well-known leader, without identifying the person.

“In the clip, he said he was looking forward to seeing me and working together,” she said.