ScamShield
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Scam type: Grandparent / family emergency
9/27/2026, 10:16 AM EDT · 1m 2s
Caller is impersonating your granddaughter Vanessa, claiming she was arrested for DUI and urgently needs money or will be locked away forever. Recording was stopped manually — the listener recognized the caller.
Put the call on hold. We sent an "Is this Vanessa?" check to Vanessa on the family app. Wait for their answer before you continue. You can also call Vanessa at +1 470 418 6238 - a number you already have.
Call started
Asked Vanessa: Is this Vanessa?
Vanessa confirmed it was them
authority_impersonation
“I'll be locked away forever if you don't send me the money.”
authority_impersonation
“I'll be locked away forever if you don't send me the money.”
authority_impersonation
“I'll be locked away forever if you don't send me the money.”
From Kale’s app (AssemblyAI), not guessed by Grok
senior
So perhaps it's iPhone.
caller
Hi, Nani, this is your granddaughter Vanessa. I just got arrested for a DUI and
senior
So
caller
I need you to send me some money. I'm gonna send you a link and can you please send me some money? It's urgent.
senior
right now we can't really hear him, it's really loud, but he's saying some scammy stuff. And about after about 20, 30
caller
I'll be locked away forever if you don't send me the money.
caller
Please.
senior
seconds because it needs some time to upload. We'll see what's going on here. We'll see an evaluation as to whether it's AI or not and how likely it is to be a scammer. And so in real time, as well, once the call's over. So here we have it. So he was talking about pretending to be a granddaughter, needed some money. Um, and so this is the
senior
Advice. That is a message. Is it really you? If it's not me, protect Nani. If it is me, I just say it's me and she'll be okay. She can keep— yeah, I like the, I like the idea. I also like the feature of like sort of pinging