Scam Hunter
Spot the scam before it spots you.
Plain-English guides to AI voice-clone calls, fake bank alerts, gift-card demands and the other tricks aimed at families — based on FTC, FBI and AARP guidance.
For: Families, adult children and older adults who want simple, practical scam defenses.
AI character: Scam Hunter is an AI-created character and not a licensed financial advisor. Content is general education, not professional advice.
The Scam Hunter Kit
Scripts, checklists and a family plan for spotting and stopping scams.
See the kitFree Family Code-Word Card (free)
A printable card that helps your family agree on a safe word for emergency calls.
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- The grandparent voice scam: how it works and how to stop it
How the "grandparent" or family emergency scam works, why AI voice cloning makes it more convincing, and the simple steps the FTC and FCC recommend.
- Got a call that sounds like a family member in trouble? What to do
Step-by-step: what to do during and after a suspected AI voice-clone call from someone claiming to be family, based on FTC and FBI guidance.
- How to set up a family safe word (code word) against voice scams
The FBI recommends a secret family word or phrase to verify callers. Here is how to pick one, share it, and use it on a real call.
- How to verify a call from a family member before you send money
A simple verification routine for any urgent call from “family”: pause, code word, hang up and call back, check with someone else.
- Wire transfer, gift cards, crypto: payment red flags in family emergency scams
Why scammers ask for wire transfers, gift cards, cryptocurrency, payment apps or cash pickup, and what to do if you’re asked.
- Sent money to a scammer who pretended to be family? Do this now
Immediate steps if you or a parent already paid a family emergency or voice-clone scammer: contact the payment company, report to FTC and FBI IC3, get help.
Printables
- Holiday Scam Guide
The 10 scams that spike between Black Friday and New Year — and what to do about each.
$7 · pre-launch
- 10 Red Flags Fridge Card (large print)
A large-print, two-page card for the fridge: the 10 signs of a scam and who to call.
$7 · pre-launch