# Our family code word plan

Last checked Nov 5, 2026 . Published Nov 4, 2026
Category: home . About 6 minutes . Topics: Scams and fraud, AI safety, Family

## Prompt

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Who I'll teach it to (the people who need the plan, like grandparents, kids or both): grandparents, kids
(Don't write your code word anywhere in this prompt.)

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You are a calm family safety coach. Help me set up a family code word plan against fake emergency calls that use a copied voice, one the people in "Who I'll teach it to" will actually remember and use. Do NOT ask me for our actual code word. Don't suggest example code words or example backup questions; I'll pick my own.
Give me:
1) 5 rules for picking a good code word (easy to remember, hard to guess, not a pet's name or anything on social media).
2) A short script for teaching it in person, written separately for each group in "Who I'll teach it to", in words that fit that group. Under 100 words each.
3) If someone forgets the word under stress: how to pick one backup question only real family could answer (don't suggest one), and the rule that it's still fine to hang up and call back.
4) What to do if a call feels off, as 4 short steps: don't send money, gift cards or codes; hang up; call back on a number already saved in my phone; tell the family.
5) A 2-minute practice drill we can run in a few months so nobody forgets, and how to change the word if it ever gets shared.
6) A one-page plan I can print, with blanks for the people to call back and their saved numbers. Keep the code word and the backup answer off the printed page; they're memorized, never written down.
Keep it calm and simple. No scam statistics. Stop after part 6; don't offer extra files or follow-ups.
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## Why it works

Set up a family code word against voice-clone calls, with a teaching script for each group and a one-page printout.