Voice-clone scams work by triggering panic. The single best move is to verify your loved one is fine through a known channel — not the number that just called.
Why this is step one
Until you've confirmed the real person is OK, every other action feels secondary. Verify first, recover second.
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Jordan DicksonFounder, CyberSecurityGuides
Founder of CyberSecurityGuides, writing practical, jargon-free guides that help everyday people recover from and protect against online attacks.
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