Key steps now
- Pick a family password today and tell every member.
- Write down the rule, verify before you pay.
Families and seniors
Voice and calls
4 minute read
Voice-clone
safety plan
AI can copy a voice from a few seconds of audio. Here is how to protect your family.
A cloned voice sounds like your child or grandchild. Scammers use it to fake an emergency and rush you to send money.
Set a family plan
- Agree on a family password. A real caller in trouble knows the word. A scammer does not.
- Treat any urgent money call as a scam until proven real.
- Hang up and call the person back on their known number.
- Ask a question only the real person would answer.
- Never send money, gift cards, or codes from a single phone call.
This is a quick screen, not absolute proof. When money or safety is on the line, verify in person.
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Frequently asked questions
Scammers use AI to copy a familiar voice, often a family member or boss, to trick you into sending money or sharing information.
Agree on a private safe word with family, and always verify urgent money requests by calling the person back on a known number.
Pause, do not act on pressure, hang up, and call the person directly on their real number to confirm before doing anything.
Very little. AI can copy a voice from just a few seconds of audio, so a familiar voice on the phone is not proof of who is calling.