A practical class on phishing, scam calls, and AI voice cloning — designed for everyone, with extra focus on the scams targeting older adults. Bring a parent. Bring a kid. The intergenerational version is the version that actually works.
They got close. Three seconds of audio scraped from somewhere online, an AI voice clone, and a phone call that almost worked. She’s the reason I built this curriculum.
Most people don’t know voice cloning is free, runs on a laptop, and only needs a few seconds of audio to work. Most people’s defenses are still based on "it sounded like them." That defense doesn’t hold anymore. The workshops exist to update people’s mental model — and to give every household a five-minute fix (a family code word) that actually stops the attack.
The classes are free because the people who need them most can’t afford to pay, and the people who can pay should know about them too.
Five topic areas. Real examples. Live demos. Designed so a non-technical attendee leaves with concrete actions, not just awareness.
Spot the fakes from your bank, Amazon, USPS, and the IRS. Live walkthrough of real examples.
IRS, Social Security, Medicare, "Microsoft tech support," grandparent scams. Top scripts and the callback rule.
Live demo. Why a familiar voice is no longer proof. Setting up a family code word.
Pattern-matching the slower scams that drain savings over weeks or months.
Bank, FTC, FBI, credit freeze, family. In order, in plain language.
Every attendee leaves with a printed wallet card (the four universal-defense rules) and a red-flags handout they can stick on the fridge. Hosts get a copy of the full curriculum and assessment rubric for their records.
Same content, different depths. The 60-minute intro is the most popular — easy to schedule, hits the highest-impact patterns. The longer formats let people internalize it.
For: Drop-in events, lunch & learns, tabling
The most repeatable format. Single hour, hits the four big patterns (phishing, vishing, AI voice cloning, what to do if you got hit), ends with a hands-on Q&A. Easiest for hosts to schedule.
For: HOAs, churches, community centers
Deeper version of the intro. Adds romance scams, tech support scams, crypto scams, and a real walk-through of the recovery steps if someone’s already been hit. Includes the "bring your weird email" clinic.
For: Senior centers, libraries, recurring programs
The full curriculum. One module per week — phishing, scam calls, online scams, defense and recovery. Best retention; people actually internalize it. Perfect for venues that already run weekly programming.
I bring everything — laptop, speakers, demo equipment, printed materials. You provide a room and an audience. Sessions of 8 to 80 work fine; bigger than that, we talk about format adjustments.
Email me with your venue, rough audience size, and a couple of dates that could work. I’ll confirm within a few days. Most sessions get booked 2–4 weeks ahead.
No paperwork, no fee, no fine print. The only thing I ask is that the venue is open to anyone who wants to attend — these classes work best with mixed audiences.
Typical response: 1–2 days