Family safe word generator: stop AI voice scams with a code word

Make a family safe word

A family safe word is a secret phrase only your family knows. If someone calls in a panic asking for money, you ask for it. Scammers can copy a voice from a few seconds of video, but they can’t guess the phrase.

Your family’s safe phrase

Make it longer

Made on your device. We never see or store it. You can also type your own.

For the fridge

Before you send money, ask for our safe phrase.

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Someone calls or texts saying they’re family and need money or help.
Ask them for the safe phrase.
No phrase, or they get it wrong? Hang up and call them back on the number you already have.

For the wallet

Family emergency call? Ask for the phrase. Never send gift cards, crypto or wire money to a caller.

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Keep this card private. Don’t post the phrase online.

How to use it

Agree on the phrase in person or on a call you started. Never by text or social media.
If anyone calls or texts as family needing money or help, ask for the phrase.
No phrase? Hang up and call them back on the number you already have, even if the voice sounds exactly right.

What makes a good safe phrase

Easy to say, impossible to guess: not a pet’s name, street, birthday or anything posted online.
Two or three unrelated words work well (“velvet pelican”, “rusty banjo in Paris”).
Change it if you think someone else heard it.

Why now

AI voice cloning turned the old “grandparent scam” into a call that sounds exactly like your grandchild. The FBI’s December 2024 warning on AI fraud tells families to create a secret word or phrase to check who they’re talking to. Got a suspicious message already? Check it with Hey Fishy.