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Scam type: Grandparent / family emergency
9/27/2026, 6:40 AM EDT · 2m 12s
Caller claims to be your granddaughter Vanessa and urgently needs $1000 sent via a link.
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Call started
authority_impersonation
“Hello, it is me, Vanessa. Um, I need some help.”
authority_impersonation
“I need $1,000 as soon as you can, please.”
authority_impersonation
“I'm going to just send it straight to the link. ... It'll go straight to my bank account.”
authority_impersonation
“we sent an Is This Vanessa check to Vanessa on the family, but I have it on as prevented from saving.”
authority_impersonation
“I'm going to just send it straight to the link.”
authority_impersonation
“Hello, it is me, Vanessa.”
authority_impersonation
“It is your granddaughter and I love you very, very much.”
urgency
“I really need some money. I need, um, I need $1,000 as soon as you can, please.”
suspicious_payment
“I'm going to just send it straight to the link.”
From Kale’s app (AssemblyAI), not guessed by Grok
caller
Hello, it is me, Vanessa. Um, I need some help. I'm— my phone died, so I'm calling from another
caller
another number, but I really need some money. I need, um, I need $1,000 as soon as you can, please. I just need you. Uh, I'm going to just send it straight to the link. I'm going to send from this number and you can send it straight. It'll go straight to
caller
my bank account. Please, Nani, I need this. It is your granddaughter and I love you very, very much. Please help me.
caller
Sending the— saying we sent, we sent an Is This Vanessa check to Vanessa on the family, but I have it on as prevented from saving.
caller
Oh, I think I— how do I reveal it?