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Ben Gracewood @ben.gracewood.nz · 06/08/2026

Stay safe out their friends! MIL just got a scam call with proper BNZ caller-id and everything. The golden rule is ALWAYS call back on the bank's listed number. NEVER accept inbound from banks or insurance companies. BNZ are super interested because this is new scam traffic they haven't seen.

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David Mathieson @seafever.co.nz · 06/08/2026

We had this discussion at home last night with the rise of AI scam calls. We now have a household authentication safe-word (memorable to us, but utterly ridiculous and unguessable) if we ever get a distressed phone call asking for money.

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Dan @ddqq.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This was a news story on the BBC yesterday. Include the link to easily share the “why”, because it’s a great idea www.bbc.com/future/artic...

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The secret codewords that scammers hate

Deepfake scams might use your voice, but they don't know what's in your head. Five minutes of preparation could save your loved ones from falling for fraud.

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Kārikiōrangi @sharonm.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I’ve missed something: why wouldn’t you recognise offspring/partner’s voice?

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Jjengar @jjengar.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We had one when son adolescent - if we ever got a call from him and he used *the word* it meant he needed help. I think we’ll resume it for scam calls 👍

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Ben Gracewood @ben.gracewood.nz · 06/08/2026

That's actually a really good idea! I'll circulate it with the wider fam.

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