Scams using AI

A family code word

Computers can now copy a voice from a short video. A secret word that only your family knows proves it is really them.

An older Nigerian man in a green kaftan and fila, explaining with an open hand

How it works

  1. Choose a word together

    Pick something easy to remember but hard to guess. Not a name, a birthday, or anything you have posted online.

  2. Agree it in person or on a normal call

    Don’t send it by text or WhatsApp. Don’t write it in your phone.

  3. Ask for the word

    If anyone calls or sends a voice note asking for money in an emergency, ask: “What is our word?”

  4. No word? End the call

    Then call them back on the number you already have saved for them. A real family member will understand.

AgbaWise will never ask for your code word. Don’t type it into this site or any other website.

For sons, daughters and grandchildren

Set up a code word with your parents today

It takes two minutes on your next call, and it could save them from a very convincing scam.

Practise: a call that sounds like family