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A remote interview is not trustworthy merely because the recruiter speaks well or appears on video. Verify the opening on the company’s real careers site, confirm the recruiter through the company domain or switchboard, and refuse payments, deposited checks, equipment…
Do not invest because a familiar face appears in a video or advertisement. Treat the endorsement as unverified, research the offering and promoter in official regulator databases, and understand how money can be withdrawn before sending it. A deepfake can…
A screenshot is easy to edit or generate and should be treated as a claim, not a record. Verify the information in the underlying account, original conversation, public filing, transaction ledger, or live system. Ask for context and independently retrieve…
AI-generated photos and messages can make a false relationship more consistent, but the core safety rule remains simple: never send money, crypto, gift cards, account access, or sensitive documents to a romantic contact you have not independently verified and met…
Choose a private word or short phrase that family members can remember but that is unrelated to birthdays, pets, schools, or posts. Use it only to verify unusual urgent contact, and pair it with a callback to a saved number.…
Do not pay or send more material. Preserve the threat and original account details, stop direct engagement, secure your accounts, and report the content to the platform and appropriate authorities. Payment cannot guarantee deletion and may invite repeated demands. Seek…
You do not need to determine whether a support agent is human or AI; you need to determine whether the channel belongs to the real company. Start support from the official app, account, or typed website. Never share a password…
Do not trust a familiar voice alone. End the call and contact the family member through a number you already know, then try another relative or friend if they do not answer. Use a family safe word or ask a…
No set of visual glitches can reliably prove that a video is fake. Treat odd lip movement, lighting, edges, blinking, audio, and motion as prompts for investigation, then verify the original source, context, date, and underlying claim through independent primary…
Good grammar is no longer meaningful evidence that an email is legitimate. Judge the sender’s actual domain, the requested action, link destinations, attachments, and whether the underlying business event exists. Verify any consequential request through a known channel even when…
