You should know about family emergency scams; announcing a new subscriber community chat!
Family emergency scams are terrifying and very effective. Knowing they exist will help prevent you and your loved ones from a potentially horrifying experience; Launching a subscriber community chat!
What are family emergency scams?
A caller will impersonate an authority figure (police, court, doctor, etc.) or your loved one (AI voice generation) and say:
There’s an emergency that your family member is in (needs bail, hurt, stranded, etc.)
They need money NOW from you to solve the emergency.
To be successful, scammers will create:
An extreme emotional re…
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