Bailey McCann: Not to mention that even the banking industry is now like ok have an offline meeting with your family and decide what your codewords are for the inevitable deepfake wire transfer phone call - which is absolutely insane

I am once again asking you to consider that an entire information ecosystem established as the primary form of communication over a hundred years and allegedly regulated by the federal government was destroyed by scammers virtually overnight and we just don’t, like, ever talk about it

The first rule of avoiding scam calls is to never answer unknown numbers, and even some known ones. Curious? Bored? Worried it’s an emergency? Wait the extra minute it takes for the call to go to voice mail, then decide if it’s legitimate.

Sick of scams? Stop answering your phone.www.washingtonpost.com Phone scams are still hugely popular — and they depend entirely on people curious enough to answer.

Not to mention that even the banking industry is now like ok have an offline meeting with your family and decide what your codewords are for the inevitable deepfake wire transfer phone call - which is absolutely insane

"he says it's for an emergency moto purchase." IT'S HIM. WIRE THE CASH"

It's okay, I'm safe. "No, no, I DO believe it's you, uncle Ted, and I am absolutely not wiring you any money. You got yourself into Tijuana, you can bloody well fight your way out."

the best code word is not having any because you don't handle money over the phone.

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