The AI Scam Guard: A Complete Guide to Protecting Your Parents from the New Wave of Digital Fraud

Your parents are being targeted—and they can’t tell what’s real anymore.

Scammers have a new weapon, and it’s terrifyingly effective.

Using artificial intelligence, fraudsters can now clone your voice from a 3-second clip. They can generate fake video calls that look exactly like a grandchild in distress. They can create convincing romantic partners who never existed—complete with photos, video messages, and months of emotional manipulation.

These aren’t the obvious Nigerian prince emails of the past. These scams are sophisticated, personalized, and nearly impossible for the untrained eye to detect.

The numbers are staggering:

• Americans over 60 lost $3.4 billion to fraud in 2023—and AI scams are accelerating that number

• Romance scams alone cost victims an average of $14,000 per person

• Voice cloning scams have increased 300% in the last year

Your parents aren’t naive. They’re simply facing technology designed to deceive.

This guide gives you everything you need to protect the people you love—without making them feel paranoid or helpless.

Inside, you’ll learn:

• The 7 AI scam types targeting seniors right now (and the warning signs for each)

• Simple “set it and forget it” phone and social media settings that block 90% of scam attempts

• The family code word system that stops voice-cloning scams cold

• How to have the conversation without making your parents feel incompetent

• What to do if they’ve already been victimized (it’s not too late)

Don’t wait until your mom sends $5,000 to a fake grandson or your dad falls for an AI-generated “investment advisor.”

The scammers are already using AI. It’s time your family caught up.