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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!

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Tate Jarrow
Mar 20, 2023
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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:

  1. There’s an emergency that your family member is in (needs bail, hurt, stranded, etc.)

  2. They need money NOW from you to solve the emergency.

To be successful, scammers will create:

  1. An extreme emotional re…

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